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Auction 11 · Lot 271

SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP Austro-Hungary, ca. 1880

Estimate
$5,000–$7,000
Hammer price
$4,000

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

Description

On four elaborate cast paw feet, smooth base with skirted front. Attached by cast sidepieces to embossed back wall with bears two lions rampant supporting framed Decalogue with engraved Hebrew initials, above, cartouche, the whole framed by swirled border. At center top, coronet. Cartouche engraved with monogram. Separate oil row featuring urn form cups on flat strip, supported by semi-circular legs, with ornate thumbpiece at front. Marked on front of lamp and oil row. H: 300mm. No shamash; loss at top.
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