Auction 17 · Lot 555
Consisting of ratchet bar which holds six-pointed lamp hanging from baluster shaft, suspended from hook with trefoil top; includes drip bowl and six oil channels. H: 860mm
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
BRASS "JUDENSTERN" SABBATH HANGING LAMP.
Germany, probably 19th century.
summary
Images of a Judenstern, used as the Sabbath lamp in a Jewish home, are recorded since the medieval period in Germany