Auction 68 · Lot 11
NORTH AFRICAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
19th century
Description
Openwork backplate in the form of an architectural facade, with chiseled engraving throughout, featuring central rosette, eight trefoil arches, scrolled tendrils, and two stylized birds perched on branches. Surmounted by suspension ring with additional cast brass ornament with coordinating engraving. Fronted by row of eight oil receptacles. With servant light. 14.75 x 9 inches.
summary
For other examples, see Israel Museum Catalogue, The Stieglitz Collection (1987) no. 176; and I. Shachar, Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica (1971) no. 378.