Pair of finials for a Torah scroll. Augsburg, Germany, 1814.

Cast silver, embossed, pierced and turned; gilt; one leg marked with the Augsburg hallmark (Z; 1814) and a faint maker's mark.

Finials (Rimonim), of a model characteristic of Augsburg. No fewer than seven other pairs of finials are known from this model, and they all appear to have been produced in Augsburg in the first quarter of the 19th century.

The design of the finials matches in large part the design of the Torah crown in the Jewish Museum in New York (item F 4588), and they may have previously been part of the same set.

Height: 43.5 cm, 41.5 cm. Overall good condition. Minor damage and loose fastenings. Bells lacking; some bells non-original. Decorations appear to be missing from top (shields held in the lions' paws).

For further information and comparison, see: Chaya Benjamin, The Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces in Jewish Art (Israel Museum Press, 1987), item 14; Rafi Grafman, Crowning Glory: Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York (New York, 1996), nos. 269-272 and no. 459.