Auction 59 · Lot 41
ITALIAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $12,000–$15,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
17th-century
Description
Openwork backplate features symmetrical nautical and neoclassical motifs including dolphins, mermaids and angels entwined with scrolling foliate tendrils, tassel, Grecian kylix vase and cornucopia; central cartouche bears rampant lion in high relief (possibly later). Hebrew name engraved below. Row with eight circular-rimmed oil fonts at front. Some repair. 6.5 x 9 inches.
summary
For a strikingly similar example, see Israel Museum Catalogue, The Stieglitz Collection (1987) no. 125.