Arched cast hook topped by trefoil suspends baluster element with pierced upper bowl, six-pointed star element turns to fit onto lower end of shaft. H: 324mm. No drip bowl.
AUCTION 7 |
Tuesday, June 22nd,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 113
BRONZE HANGING SABBATH LAMP (JUDENSTERN)
Probably Germany, 18th - 19th century.
Arched cast hook topped by trefoil suspends baluster element with pierced upper bowl, six-pointed star element turns to fit onto lower end of shaft. H: 324mm. No drip bowl.
Est: $750 - $1,000
Images of a Judenstern, used as the Sabbath lamp in a Jewish home, are recorded since the medieval period in Germany