Description: Pair of chased and repousse silver finials, marks on the base of one finial. Dedication engraved on the handle of one finial: [Hebrew] Donated by Eli Bar Pinchas HaKohen.
Each finial has six hanging bells. Torah crown at the top of each finial, with a bud at its top.
Height: 26.5 cm. Maximum diameter: 11 cm.
This pair of finials was sold at Sotheby’s Tel Aviv at their October 11, 2001 sale, lot #69. A similar lot appears in the Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Chaya Benjamin, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1987. Catalog #12.
Condition: Fine, slight cracks and soldered repairs. Some of the bells are not original. It is possible that the unmarked handle is also not original.