Auction 61 · Lot 386
PERSIAN SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
20th century
Description
Cartouche-shaped backplate featuring central seven-branched menorah, flanked by stylized depictions of Moses and Aaron and their respective iconographic symbols, framed by geometrically wrought foliate and scroll work. Central, removable servant light set between two tablets of the Decalogue, surmounted by large coronet, fronted by bench featuring eight oil urns within balcony structure bearing Hebrew blessing for Chanukah candle kindling; the whole set on four supports. Marked. 10.5 x 9 inches.