Bench form lamp with detachable row of eight oil urns and removable covers with wick apertures, the whole set on four ornamental feet; back wall consisting of theatrical drapery crowned with central coronet.
Auction 91 |
Thursday, November 12th,
2020 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts Featuring an Extensive Collection of Rabbinic Autograph Letters.
Lot 226
CONTINENTAL SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP
Bench form lamp with detachable row of eight oil urns and removable covers with wick apertures, the whole set on four ornamental feet; back wall consisting of theatrical drapery crowned with central coronet.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,800
A cast peacock, its feathers spread in an arresting array, stands behind the open curtain. Detachable servant light. Marked. 12 x 12 inches. For a similar lamp, see Kiev Museum Catalogue, Historical Treasures of the Ukraine (2000) p. 277.