A fine, compact composition. Rampant lion above Hebrew legend: “Lehadlik Ner Chanukah.” Eight oil fonts in front. Height: 7 inches (17.7 cm); Width: 6 inches (15.2 cm).

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 409
POLISH CAST-BRONZE CHANUKAH LAMP.
A fine, compact composition. Rampant lion above Hebrew legend: “Lehadlik Ner Chanukah.” Eight oil fonts in front. Height: 7 inches (17.7 cm); Width: 6 inches (15.2 cm).

c. 1800

Est: $1,500 - $2,500
For another example held in the collection of the Lvov Museum of Ethnography, see Alexander Kantsedikas, Masterpieces of Jewish Art: Bronze (Moscow, 1990) p. 135.