Auction 63 · Lot 391
LARGE PORTUGUESE SILVER AND GILT CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $4,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Temple-form Chanukah lamp; detailed arched backplate fronted by balcony and Solomonic columns with two engraved shield elements. Central ark features seven-branched gilt Menorah within hinged doors. Eight covered oil urns decorated with grapevine motif. With servant light and oil ewer. The whole set on four supports. Marked. 16.5 x 12 x 5 inches.
summary
Provenance: From the Family of the late Rabbi Meir Aschkenazi, Shanghai-New York.