Auction 62 · Lot 328
LUDWIG WOLPERT CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Open-work backplate features Hebrew inscription “To praise You is a delight” from the traditional Chanukah hymn ‘Maoz Tzur;’ fitted with servant light. Fronted by eight removable glass oil jars, suspended from metal tines. The whole, mounted on acrylic stand. Marked in English “Wolpert Made in Israel.” 9.25 x 8 x 5.25.
summary
For comparison see: Susan L. Braunstein, Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from the Jewish Museum, a Catalogue Raisonne, (New York, 2004) p. 344, no. 611.