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Auction 4 · Lot 293

H (of lamp only): 250mm

Estimate
$8,000–$10,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

AUSTRIAN SILVER MEMORIAL LAMP.

Publication

Gratz, 1784

Description

Of urn form, chased with symbols for the Cohen (priestly hands), the Levite (a flowing laver) and the Israelite (Tablets of the Law). Applied with three suspension brackets attached to suspension chains and surmounted by a disk and ring pendant. Marked.

summary

A most distinct lamp - uncommon to find with Jewish iconographic elements.
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