Trefoil loop, bulbous shaft; 6-point star-form oil container; drip bowl hangs from base of shaft. Six oil channels. The whole suspended from adjustable ratchet of traditional form. Length: 44 inches (fully assembled). 19th-century.

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $850

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

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GERMAN BRONZE HANGING SABBATH LAMP (JUDENSTERN).

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For a visually historic context of this classical lamp, see Moritz Oppenheim’s imagery in his Bilder aus dem Altjüdischen Familien-leben: Plate IX: Sabbath Nachmitag

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Trefoil loop, bulbous shaft; 6-point star-form oil container; drip bowl hangs from base of shaft. Six oil channels. The whole suspended from adjustable ratchet of traditional form. Length: 44 inches (fully assembled). 19th-century.

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