Auction 68 · Lot 1
UKRAINIAN SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000
- Hammer price
- $35,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1850
Description
Temple-form Chanukah lamp with detailed Baroque triple arched backplate, chased, engraved and repousse with rhythmic scrolling, floral and foliate devices topped by two winged griffins supporting rampant lions. Central Priestly Hands support coronet, flanked by two pairs of leafy openwork columns, above a series of mirhab-shaped niches. Surrounding the backplate is an extending openwork frame that continues the floral and foliate motif. Fronted by balcony supporting two vases of flowers and eight lion-form oil lamps behind a balustrade decorated en suite. Fitted with two detachable lantern-form servant lights on branches with applied leaf devices. The whole set on four curvilinear supports. Some (old) repairs. Minor loss. Marked. 14.5 x 14 inches.
summary
A FINE UKRAINIAN CHANUKAH LAMP OF INTRICATE DETAIL.
Provenance:
Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, April 27th, 1989, lot 573.
For a similar example, see J. Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica (1985) no. 158.