Engraved, traced, pierced, and cast. Maker: Johann Georg Balthaser Weilbach (active in Nördlingen, 1786-1819). With: Rare hanging pail. H: 7.5 x W: 6.5 inches (19 x 15 cm).
Auction 95 |
Thursday, November 11th,
2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 408
GERMAN PETWER CHANUKAH LAMP.
Engraved, traced, pierced, and cast. Maker: Johann Georg Balthaser Weilbach (active in Nördlingen, 1786-1819). With: Rare hanging pail. H: 7.5 x W: 6.5 inches (19 x 15 cm).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
For another example, held by the Jewish Museum, New York, and currently on view as part of the Jewish Museum’s exhibition: “Scenes from the Collection, Accumulations: Hanukkah Lamps, see:
https://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/5978-hanukkah-lamp.
Also see: Susan Braunstein, Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps (2004) p. 249.