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Auction 48 · Lot 348
FINE SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $9,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Vienna, 1845.
Description
Sofa-form lamp on four cast foliate feet. Shield-form back wall, featuring central eagle astride globe with background of solar rays, surrounded by foliate and floral embossed motifs. Oil row, with spoon-form oil troughs, fits into back wall; servant light slides into channel at right. Marked on right arm. Vienna, 1845; Master's initials: “T. E.” Length: 11 inches, height: 8 inches.
summary
19th-century Austrian Chanukah Lamps often feature a prominent double-headed eagle as a symbol of Royalty. The appearance of a single eagle, while less common, is also known. See S. Braunstein, Luminous Art: Hanukkah Menorahs of the Jewish Museum (2004) no. 36, p. 95. The use of spoon-form oil troughs is also typically Austrian (ibid, p. 91). See also R. D. Barnett, Jewish Museum (London) Catalogue (1974) no. 271, pl. LXXXVIII for a similar form lamp.