The strange tale of English Rimmonim
AMSTERDAM: MAKERS of Jewish ritual metalwork tended to be a relatively conservative breed – slow to respond to wider artistic cross-currents – but illustrated above are a pair of English silver Torah finials or Rimmonim, 161/2in (42cm) high, which demonstrate there are exceptions to the rule.
Both the objects and their provenance are remarkable.
In 1780, keen to mark a major event in the h…