Auction 60 · Lot 417
GERMAN SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $15,000–$18,000
- Hammer price
- $16,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Frankfurt, c. 1770
Description
Sofa-style with hinged, handled and engraved lid revealing row of eight receptacles with spouts. Pierced cartouche backplate featuring nine-branched menorah and crown supported by two rampant lions. Set on four petite rampant lion supports. With detachable servant light. Marked. Lacking one bolt. 6.75 x 7.5 inches.
summary
For a similar example, see Israel Museum Catalogue, The Stieglitz Collection (1987) no. 137.