Lot 387
Hanukkah Lamp - Moses and Aaron - Bohemia
Hanukkah lamp. [Bohemia, 19th century].
Cast brass.
At the center of the back plate is a round medallion surrounded by a bouquet. Surmounting it is a Star of David with a Swedish hat in the center (the symbol of Prague's Jewish community). Side plates in the shape of Moses and Aaron.
Length: 18 cm. Width: 25 cm. Missing shamash. Breaks and soldering repairs. The nuts are not original. One nut is missing.
See: Narkiss, "The Hanukkah Lamp", plate XXXIII, item 93.
