Trefoil loop, bulbous shaft; 6-point star-form oil container; drip bowl hangs from base of shaft. Six oil channels. The whole suspended from adjustable ratchet of traditional form. Length: 44 inches (fully assembled). 19th-century.
AUCTION 50 |
Thursday, February 24th,
2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Art
Lot 392
GERMAN BRONZE HANGING SABBATH LAMP (JUDENSTERN).
Trefoil loop, bulbous shaft; 6-point star-form oil container; drip bowl hangs from base of shaft. Six oil channels. The whole suspended from adjustable ratchet of traditional form. Length: 44 inches (fully assembled). 19th-century.
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $850
For a visually historic context of this classical lamp, see Moritz Oppenheim’s imagery in his Bilder aus dem Altjüdischen Familien-leben: Plate IX: Sabbath Nachmitag