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Auction 2 · Lot 49
FINE GERMAN BRASS SABBATH JUDENSTERN HANGING-LAMP.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $4,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
19th century
Description
Baluster stem set with 8-light lamp of Star-form, four candle-holders on detachable scroll brackets above, trefoil loop at top; below drip-bowl with 8 drip-channels. The whole suspended from adjustable ratchet of traditional form. H: approx. 920 mm (fully extended)
summary
Seldom found with individual drip-channels. A rare complete assemblage.
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; and with the lamp splendidly lit, Plate XIII: Der Oster-Abend. (See also lot ***)