PAIR OF PARTIALLY GILT SILVER TORAH FINIALS Padua, 18th century with later inscriptions.
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 29
PAIR OF PARTIALLY GILT SILVER TORAH FINIALS
Padua, 18th century with later inscriptions.
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PRICE REALIZED $11,000
Cento is a town in the province of Ferrara. Although Rimonim of this type are more often of Eastern origin, the style was also documented in Venice (see R. Grafman, Crowning Glory: Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum (1996) No. 389, p. 238) and Amsterdam (see Barnett, No. 104, Pl. LVII.)
A pair of finials from Piedmont, of similar inspiration, appear in Tel Aviv University Catalogue, Fifty Rimonim (1999) No. 14, p. 35.