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Auction 9 · Lot 12

STANDING SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP. Austria, 1866 - 1922.

Estimate
$3,000–$5,000
Hammer price
$4,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Description

In two sections: the lower, on four cast scroll feet, stepped base bears urn form shaft ending in candleholder. This can function alone as a candlestick; or can be transformed into a Hanukkah lamp with the addition of the upper section, consisting of two horizontal curvilinear cast arms, topped by a bar which supports eight urn form oil cups. Central shaft terminates in Star of David, and bears servant light, on arm, which slides into channel in front. Bar terminates in cast birds. Overall floral and foliate engraving. Marked overall. H: 510mm.

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