Chauchefoin & Cie
Torah Finials

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Torah Finials
Datec. 1860
MediumSilver-gilt
DimensionsOverall (.A): 18 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (47 × 11.4 × 9.6 cm)
Overall (.B): 18 7/8 × 4 7/16 × 3 7/8 in. (48 × 11.2 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lu Ann and Morton Katz
Object number2023.608.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[none]
Maker's marks on all tiers and underside of each finial. Maker's mark on top of .A and on bottom of staff of .B.
Sticker label on interior of .B handle: RM-06

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Pair of Torah Finials
Charles Hougham
1790
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Torah Finial
c. 1830–1840
Silver and silver-gilt
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Torah Shield
Georg Zeiller
1825
Silver-gilt
2023.29.1
Image provided by auction house.
1887
Wood, silver, brass, copper
2024.567.A-.C
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228
Overall
late 19th–early 20th century
Silver gilt
2023.606.A,.B
Pair of Torah Finials
Georg Zeiller
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.2.A,.B
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B
Torah Crown
Late 18th-early 19th century
Silver, silver-gilt and paste stones
2023.30
Torah Finials
Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
Image provided by curatorial.
mid–late 19th century
Silver
2023.612.A,.B