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Auction 4 · Lot 277
H: 175mm
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
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YEMENITE STONE CHANUKAH LAMP. Carved with large central Star-of-David fronted by row of eight deep oil channels, triangular cavity above for servant light.
Publication
Circa 1900
summary
It is possible that this lamp is of Jerusalem-stone and was fashioned in the Yemenite style, by a Yemenite migrant to the Holy Land. For further discussion in this direction see E. Muchawsky-Schnapper, Oil Sabbath-Lamps and Hanukah Lamps of Stone from The Yemen in: Journal of Jewish Art vol. XI (1982) pp. 76-83 (illustrated). See also Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, 24-25th June, 1997, lot 7, for a related Chanukah lamp.