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Auction 11 · Lot 268
SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP. Germany, 1888 - 1922.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Supported by four cast lions rampant, oil row with pointed troughs with wick channels and candle pricks, with embossed ornamentation at rear; back wall depicts, between two columns topped with flame orbs, and swagged by curtain falling from top central quatrefoil ornament, lions rampant with curved tails flanking Decalogue with initial engraved Hebrew workds, on stand on platform. Included hook at top rear. Marked at upper right. H: 230mm. Some wear; no servant light.
summary
Note the engraved sunburst behind the Decalogue, referring to the Torah as the source of light