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Auction 7 · Lot 11
FINE BRONZE HANUKKAH LAMP Probably Dutch, 18th century.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000
- Hammer price
- $3,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
The back wall of this cast openwork lamp depicts two lions flanking an eight-pointed star topped by two petal-form projections. The sides, consisting of openwork scroll panels, support two candleholders with bobeches. The oil row has eight ovoid troughs. H: 143mm. One pin to secure the sidepiece lacking at the back. One bobeche is a replacement.
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A similar lamp, in the collection of the London Jewish Museum has a crown at the top, and more elaborate sides and feet. See R. D. Barnett, Catalogue of the Permanent and Loan Collections of the London Jewish Museum (1974) no. 252