AN IMPORTANT FILIGREE HANUKKAH LAMP. Ukraine, 1871.
AUCTION 9 |
Tuesday, March 28th,
2000 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 22
AN IMPORTANT FILIGREE HANUKKAH LAMP.
Ukraine, 1871.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
It is thought that the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the modern Hassidic Movement, used a Hanukkah lamp of a similar style. For a comparable lamp, slightly larger, with fewer decorative animals, see Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, November 9, 1998 , Lot 35
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