Auction 55 · Lot 379
LARGE DUTCH BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $15,000–$18,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
circa 1700
Description
Prominant drip-pan encloses cast openwork lamp, the upper-section with four elongated fleurs-de-lis, large servant-light attached at center over central rectangular plaque with inscription: “For the Commandment is a Lamp, the Teaching is a Light” (Proverbs VI:23). 9.5 x 12 inches.
summary
This type of lamp originated within the 17th-century Portuguese Jewish community in the Netherlands.