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Auction 43 · Lot 321

BRONZE STATUE OF LIBERTY MENORAH.

Estimate
$10,000–$12,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

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

Description

Each of the nine branches topped by minature representations of the Statue of Liberty, below which are inscribed with pivotal dates in Jewish history.  The base of the candle-sockets rest in the torch end of Lady Liberty’s arm. The cylindrical stem surmounted by an American Eagle. Inscribed on the base of the menorah are dates in the history of the fight for Jewish liberation ending with the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Number 60 of a limited edition. Height: 23 inches.

summary

An exceptionally original and quintessential item of American Judaica. Designed in 1985 by artisan Manfred Anson of Bergenfield, New Jersey in honor of the centennial of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Other examples are held in the permenant collections of: The Statue of Liberty Museum; Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York; Library of Congress, Washington DC; Skirball Museum, Los Angeles and The Jewish Museum, Melbourne.
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