Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Chanukah Lamp - Lion Oil Fonts - Second Half of the 20th Century
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Silver plate Chanukah lamp with lion-shaped oil fonts. [Unknown origin, second half of the 20th century].
The back plate consists of eight arches topped by the Tablets of Law on a backdrop of acanthus leaves, surrounded by a rose medallion arch surmounted in turn by a crown.
The oil fonts are designed like lions, each with a narrow pipe for inserting a wick in its mouth.
The row of oil fonts is flanked by couchant lions on pedestals, each engraved with a Star of David. Removable lion shaped oil flask and servant light attached to back plate.
Height: 26.5 cm. Width: 35 cm. Good condition. Minor corrosion. A point on top of the crown broken off (enclosed).
The back plate consists of eight arches topped by the Tablets of Law on a backdrop of acanthus leaves, surrounded by a rose medallion arch surmounted in turn by a crown.
The oil fonts are designed like lions, each with a narrow pipe for inserting a wick in its mouth.
The row of oil fonts is flanked by couchant lions on pedestals, each engraved with a Star of David. Removable lion shaped oil flask and servant light attached to back plate.
Height: 26.5 cm. Width: 35 cm. Good condition. Minor corrosion. A point on top of the crown broken off (enclosed).
Jewish Ceremonial Art and Objects
Jewish Ceremonial Art and Objects