Lot 389
Hanukkah Lamp - Greece - Ornamentations
Hanukkah lamp. Greece, [19th century].
Cast brass, engraved.
Back plate shaped as scrolled branches creating eight rings. In the center - a triangular cartouche topped with a trefoil (suspension loop). An engraved Hebrew inscription appears below the trefoil and on the cartouche: "Shmuel Levy / ki ner mitzvah torah or". Round decorations are attached to five of the rings (different). On the left side - a Shamash, and on the right - a container for storing used wicks.
Length: 22 cm. Width: 29.5 cm. Some missing decorations. Slight defects.
See:
1. Narkiss, "The Hanukkah Lamp", plate XIV, item 40.
2. The Stieglitz Collection, Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Chaya Benjamin (The Israel Museum, 1987), item 160.
