![Pair of Torah finials. [North Africa, possibly Algeria, early 20th century].
Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved (appare](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/245_1.jpg "Pair of Torah Finials – North Africa")
![Pair of Torah finials. [North Africa, possibly Algeria, early 20th century].
Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved (appare](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/245_2.jpg "Pair of Torah Finials – North Africa")
Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Pair of Torah Finials – North Africa
Opening: $500
Sold for: $4,250
Including buyer's premium
Pair of Torah finials. [North Africa, possibly Algeria, early 20th century].
Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved (apparently unmarked).
Squarish, tower-shaped bodies, tapering upward toward apices. Each side with three arch-shaped windows, and with hangers for bells. At bases, dome-shaped ornaments bearing leafy patterns, and at tops, narrower dome-shaped caps with shingle-roof patterns. Supported on tall, cylindrical shafts widening downward toward bases that broaden laterally. The bases are circular, with undulating perimeters. Dedicatory inscriptions (Hebrew) engraved on shafts: "To the ascent of the soul of Mordechai Amram…"
Six chains with bells at their ends dangle from each finial.
Height: 38 cm. Maximal width: 7 cm. Overall good condition. Slight warping and minor fractures. Thirteen bells missing. Several loose joints.
Torah Ornaments – Torah Crowns, Torah Finials, Torah Shields
Torah Ornaments – Torah Crowns, Torah Finials, Torah Shields