Torah Finials - Austro-Hungary 1864 / Dedication for a Wedding

Pair of Torah finials decorated with flowers and three rows of bells. Austro-Hungary, 1864. Dedication for a wedding. Silver (marked with Austrian hallmarks and maker's marks), repouseé, engraved and cast. Torah finials in a typical Austro-Hungarian style, decorated with foliate patterns and flowers, and with three rows of bells. On the shaft of one finial appears a dedication for the Craiova community in Romania. A Sephardic community existed in Craiova since the early 18th century. Dedication in Hebrew: "Donation from Elisha Ben Menachem Hacohen…on Shabbath, wedding of my daughter Bida with…Avraham Eliahu HaCohen…". Height: 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Fractures and breaks. Soldering repairs. Bends. Corrosion. Missing hooks and bells.