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Auction 11 · Lot 265
SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP Warsaw, 1864; Master: R. Herz Sylberg.
- Estimate
- $6,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
On four cast paw feet, embossed back with central depiction of Temple Menorah flanked by two lions rampant; the whole within Baroque surround; at top, coronet. Oil row consisting of eight urn form oil cups. Marked at front and back of oil row. H: 250mm. Shamash and pitcher lost. Feet possibly added.
summary
The Jewish identity of the maker renders this an unusual example. For a Warsaw lamp with similar motifs, see Warsaw , no. 278, p. 258