A PAIR OF DUTCH PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND FILIGREE TORAH FINIALS, 18TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF DUTCH PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND FILIGREE TORAH FINIALS, 18TH CENTURY

of hexagonal four-tier tower form with gilt bells in arches and gilt urns on corners, openwork gilt crown with bud finial
marked on each stave with only crowned V control mark (in use 1813-1893 for old work)
height 17¼ in.
43.8 cm

Condition Report:
Each missing one bell, missing six urns total, three loose urns and one bell in separate package, minor losses to filigree throughout.

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Provenance:
Michael M. Zagayski Collection, sold

Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 23, 1955, lot 185

Jacob Michael Collection, sold

Christie's, New York, October 25, 1982, lot 161

The A.L. Shane Collection of Judaica and Hebraica, sold

Christie's East, New York, June 24, 1998, lot 48