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Pair of Miniature Finials for Small Torah Scroll – Austria – Prinz Family
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Pair of Miniature Torah finials. Austria, possibly Vienna, ca. 1920s-30s.
Silver, turned, stamped, and engraved (marked with Austrian quality marks, in use from 1922).
Finials for a very small Torah scroll, of a design frequently seen among 19th-century Viennese finials. Identical dedicatory inscription (German) engraved on bases of both finials: "Familie Prinz".
Height: 12.5 cm. Diameter at base: 5.5 cm. Good condition. Slight warping.
Torah Ornaments – Torah Crowns, Torah Finials, Torah Shields
Torah Ornaments – Torah Crowns, Torah Finials, Torah Shields