Obj. ID: 22431
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah finials, Bologna, 1841-1881
The tower-like rimon is made of silver and consists of a shaft,a body and an apex.
The shaft is tapering and cylindrical and is encircled by a ring at its bottom.
A grooved ring encircles the head of the shaft.
The body has an hexagonal tower like shape and is mounted over a bowled shaped body base. It is surmounted by a concave collar and a dome cap.
The body base has an upper edge with a wavy rim and it bears a geometrical motif.
Six chains hang from the upper edge of the body base carrying bells.
Each facet of the body is decorated with a central four petalled flower set within a vertical elongated cartouche. In front of each
facet is a parapet composed of interlaced volutes.
Between the facets a vegetal partition is attached.
The lower rim of the collar is protruding and petalled like. The cap is mounted over a floral disc and is decorated with
oval medallions and a row of petals.
An apex is mounted over the cap. ( The apex is broken ).
3 image(s)
sub-set tree:
Cf. B., vol.IV,p.83, No.2406.
2. The hallmark depicts the initials M % C and the letters BB within a horizontal lozenge. The initials belong to the silversmith Marino
Cocchi(1841-1881) and the letters BB stand for Bologna and Bologna mint office.
It is stamped on the leg.
Cf. B., IV, p.143, No.2471.