Auction 60 · Lot 429
PAIR OF NORTH AFRICAN SILVER TORAH FINIALS.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $4,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Flat, of Hamsa-form; pierced Star-of-David openwork with nut-form bells suspended. Set on tubular staves. On obverse, Hebrew engraving: “For from Zion shall come forth the Torah, and the word of God from Jerusalem.” On reverse, Hebrew engraving: “Praise God that gave the Torah to His Nation of Israel, Bless Him.” And Hebrew names engraved: “Nissim Yitzhak and Shoshana” and “Abraham Menahem.” Height: 9 inches.
summary
For another example of a flat-form Torah finial with pendulant bells, see Tel Aviv University Judaica Museum Catalogue, 50 Rimmonim (1998). nos. 24, p. 57.