Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on bottom). Erect Hanukkah lamp with an oval b](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/305_1.jpg "Israeli Hanukkah Lamp featuring Depiction of Moses, ca. 1950s")
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on bottom). Erect Hanukkah lamp with an oval b](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/305_2.jpg "Israeli Hanukkah Lamp featuring Depiction of Moses, ca. 1950s")
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on bottom). Erect Hanukkah lamp with an oval b](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/305_3.jpg "Israeli Hanukkah Lamp featuring Depiction of Moses, ca. 1950s")
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on bottom). Erect Hanukkah lamp with an oval b](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/305_4.jpg "Israeli Hanukkah Lamp featuring Depiction of Moses, ca. 1950s")
Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950s].
Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on bottom).
Erect Hanukkah lamp with an oval base bearing the (Hebrew) inscription: “These lights are sacred”. The principal feature of the back plate is the crouched figure of Moses, in relief, after the renowned statue by Michelangelo. The bar supporting the row of nine candle sockets – including one slightly elevated socket in the middle for the servant light – is positioned in the center, above Moses’s head and supported by it, and by a pair of gently curving branches on either side.
Height: 19 cm. Width at base: 14.5 cm. Maximal width: 18.5 cm. Good condition.
PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.
![Hanukkah lamp designed by Moshe Murro. Israel, [ca. 1940s-1950s]. Brass, cast. Back plate in form of pointed arch, with Hebre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/306_1.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp designed by Moshe Murro – Jewish Pioneer")
![Hanukkah lamp designed by Moshe Murro. Israel, [ca. 1940s-1950s]. Brass, cast. Back plate in form of pointed arch, with Hebre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/306_2.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp designed by Moshe Murro – Jewish Pioneer")
![Hanukkah lamp designed by Moshe Murro. Israel, [ca. 1940s-1950s]. Brass, cast. Back plate in form of pointed arch, with Hebre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/306_3.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp designed by Moshe Murro – Jewish Pioneer")
![Hanukkah lamp designed by Moshe Murro. Israel, [ca. 1940s-1950s]. Brass, cast. Back plate in form of pointed arch, with Hebre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/306_4.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp designed by Moshe Murro – Jewish Pioneer")
![Hanukkah lamp designed by Moshe Murro. Israel, [ca. 1940s-1950s]. Brass, cast. Back plate in form of pointed arch, with Hebre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/306_5.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp designed by Moshe Murro – Jewish Pioneer")
Hanukkah lamp designed by Moshe Murro. Israel, [ca. 1940s-1950s].
Brass, cast.
Back plate in form of pointed arch, with Hebrew inscription "These candles are sacred" and the figure of a "halutz" (Jewish pioneer) grasping a pick-axe. Star of David engraved at center of base, and underneath it, the (Hebrew) caption "Halutz Ivri": "Jewish Pioneer."
Hanukkah lamps of similar design were cast by the Pal-Bell Company.
Height: 16.5 cm. Width: 16 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion.
PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on back of arch and on bottom of servant light)](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/307_1.jpg "Early Israeli Hanukkah Lamp – “Chalutzim” and Laborers, ca. 1950")
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on back of arch and on bottom of servant light)](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/307_2.jpg "Early Israeli Hanukkah Lamp – “Chalutzim” and Laborers, ca. 1950")
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on back of arch and on bottom of servant light)](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/307_3.jpg "Early Israeli Hanukkah Lamp – “Chalutzim” and Laborers, ca. 1950")
![Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950]. Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on back of arch and on bottom of servant light)](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/307_4.jpg "Early Israeli Hanukkah Lamp – “Chalutzim” and Laborers, ca. 1950")
Hanukkah lamp. Israel, [ca. 1950].
Cast brass. Marked: “Hand Made in Israel” (on back of arch and on bottom of servant light).
Early Israeli Hanukkah lamp, with rounded oil pan and with eight small holes for insertion of the wicks, and with a large opening for refilling oil. The servant light is in the shape of a small ancient oil lamp with a handle; it serves as the lid that covers the opening to the oil pan. A boomerang-shaped arch surmounts the top of the oil pan. Three scenes are depicted on the surface of this arch: a farmer sowing in the field, a woman planting a sapling, and a man pounding an anvil.
The design of this Hanukkah lamp strongly brings to mind Israeli Hanukkah lamps created by Ze’ev Raban and produced by the companies Pal-Bell and Zel Zion.
Height: 12.5 cm. Width: 15 cm. Good condition.
PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.
Hanukkah lamp portraying soldiers of the Israeli Army's Paratrooper Brigade in the battle for the Old City of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War. Israel, 1967.
Brass, cast; applied verdigris patina.
Cast plaque bearing depiction of an armed column of Israeli soldiers (belonging to the Paratroopers Brigade) in battle – donning helmets and carrying arms – in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. The row of candleholders, including the shamash, is positioned on top of the plaque. Place and date inscribed on back (English): "Israel 1967".
Height: 14.5 cm. Width: 18 cm. Good condition.
PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.