Auction 68 · Lot 40
ITALIAN SILVER SABBATH HANGING LAMP.
- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000
- Hammer price
- $70,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Venice, c. 1770
Description
‘Judenstern’ of three-tier form. Uppermost element represented by bulbuous canopy with large hanging ring. Suspended from five chains of openwork links, the middle tier is in the form of a ten-channel oil reservoir bearing Hebrew inscriptions on underside: “An Eternal Remembrance Before God in Memory of… Mordehai HaLevi.” The lowest element, a drip-basin engraved with the image of a Levite’s laver. Marked: Zuan Piero Grappiglia and “MPK.” Height: 37 inches. Diameter: 14.75 inches.
summary
Provenance: Sotheby’s, The Michael & Judy Steinhardt Judaica Collection, April 29th, 2013, Lot 110.