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Auction 8 · Lot 15
SILVER TRAVELLING HANUKKAH LAMP Russia, 1866; Master: Pogorzelski.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
A rectangular box with hinged lid; raise the lid and open the hook on the right side to reveal two hinged compartments which rotate to form a straight row containing nine square oil containers with wick guides. Hebrew engraved inscriptions: inside lid, quotation from “These lights,” a passage recited when kindling Hanukkah lights.; along front of two sections, appropriate Hanukkah quotations. Marked on base. W: 10mm.
summary
See Barnett, No. 232, Pl. XCIV for futher examples of travelling Hanukkah lamps,which were first used by German Jews.