Auction 59 · Lot 40
POLISH BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1800
Description
Elaborate openwork backplate featuring central urn flanked by scrollwork surmounted by pair of rampant lions. Latticework side-panels supporting row of eight oil receptacles fronted by balustrade and candle-sockets which also serve as Sabbath candle-holders; the whole set on four supports. 9.5 x 12 inches.
summary
For another example, see Beth Hatefutsoth Catalogue, Treasures of Jewish Galicia (1996) fig. 86.