
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF ITALIAN SILVER TORAH FINIALS, MAKER'S MARK PBI PELLET BELOW IN LOZENGE, ROME, CIRCA 1810
five-sided, applied with gilt emblems in chased frames of scrolled foliage and shells behind gilt balustrades, also chased with stiff leaves hung with bells around long staves, engraved with Hebrew inscription
marked on bodies and tops
height 13¾ in.
35 cm
The inscriptions translated read: "The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out" [Proverbs 13:9] and "I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching" [Proverbs 4:2].