![Lion-form candle-holders, vertical axis set with Hebrew from the traditional Ma’oz Tzur song: Lecha Na’eh Leshabe’ach ["To Praise You is a Delight.”] Marked “Wolpert Sterling.” H: 13 x 10.5 inches (33 x 26.6 cm).](/media/catalog/product/0/8/083-201_1.jpg)
Auction 83 · Lot 201
Lion-form candle-holders, vertical axis set with Hebrew from the traditional Ma’oz Tzur song: Lecha Na’eh Leshabe’ach ["To Praise You is a Delight.”] Marked “Wolpert Sterling.” H: 13 x 10.5 inches (33 x 26.6 cm).
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $3,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LUDWIG WOLPERT DESIGNED SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP
summary
“Almost single-handed, Wolpert brought Jewish ceremonial art into the twentieth century.” See Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica (1985) p. 225 no. 301. Another example of this Chanukah Lamp is now in the possession of the Museum Fine Arts Boston, (acc. no. 2013.987).