Auction 60 · Lot 400
SWED SILVERPLATE AND GILT OUTDOOR CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000
- Hammer price
- $7,750
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Jerusalem, 1996
Description
Traditional glass-enclosed chamber housing eight cylindrical oil-containers and removable covers with wick apertures. Side pedestals support handled servant light and oil ewer, all within hinged doors. Atop, a half-cylindrical roof and twin smokestacks - supporting a carry handle - opens to reveal a hidden compartment containing optional candle cup rims on extending arm and arcaded Dreidel (2 x 1 x 1 inches) featuring miniature figurine of religious Jew and Hebrew acronym for “A Great Miracle Happened There.” Hebrew family name inscribed on bottom. Numbered 4/65. Marked. 11 x 11 inches.