Scalloped sheet-brass backplate embossed with flower buds, orbs and a central heart-shape. Hand-tooled with additional ornamentation. Cast row of oil fonts attached over drip-pan. Distressed with minor punctures. 11 x 9.75 inches.
AUCTION 66 |
Thursday, November 19th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 348
DUTCH BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
Scalloped sheet-brass backplate embossed with flower buds, orbs and a central heart-shape. Hand-tooled with additional ornamentation. Cast row of oil fonts attached over drip-pan. Distressed with minor punctures. 11 x 9.75 inches.
19th-century
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $250
For a similar, though somewhat more elaborate example of a Dutch brass lamp utilizing the heart-shape motif see Israel Museum Catalogue, The Stieglitz Collection (1987) no. 167.