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Auction 11 · Lot 301
BRASS SYNAGOGUE ETERNAL LIGHT Casablanca, Morocco, 1920
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
From top, cut out and engraved Hamsa with suspension hook, from which hangs gallery with six pendant chains which are linked to round bowl with slightly domed top supporting engraved candleholder, with stepped descending lower section and cast finial. The bowl engraved with Hebrew dedication inscription and date: “Rabbi Isaac Ziya, the Levite, 1920; in memory of Rabbi Abraham Achtan, Nissim son of Nissim and his friends, dedicated by Joseph, son of Rabbi Raphael, and Achman Satsyon.” Total height: 840mm. Some losses; Hamsa possibly later
summary
Most Moroccan Eternal Lamps consist of a metal framework holding a glass insert. This lamp resembles those more commonly used in Europe, which reflects the international influences upon the Jewish community in this cosmopolitan city. See The Jewish Museum Catalogue, Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land (2000) no. 20, p.145-6.