Auction 32 · Lot 373
LOW SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP. Ludwig Wolpert, ca. 1960.
- Estimate
- $100–$150
- Hammer price
- $225
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Back wall formed by cut-out Hebrew lettering in three tiers, reading, in Hebrew, “It is pleasant to praise You” (a Chanukah blessing.) Clips to hold eight oil containers emerge from base. Channel for servant light on left. Marked on base at back. H: 6 1/4” x W: 6.” Lacking oil containers.
summary
Ludwig Wolpert was a Bauhaus-trained craftsman and designer, who later founded and directed the Toby Pascher Workshop in the Jewish Museum, New York.

