Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Chanukah Lamp - Lilies - Dutch Portuguese Community, 19th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Chanukah lamp. [Holland, 19th century].
Brass; cast, soldered and bent.
A lamp characteristically used by the Dutch Portuguese community. The back plate consists of three lilies above openings shaped as wide shields. On the base of the central lily is a blank rectangular plate. Apertures in the lilies. A cast Shamash is placed in the opening of the right lily. A cast row of oil fonts, removable. The oil fonts and the back plate are contained in a matching base with pierced apertures designated for projections securing the lamp to the base.
Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 27 cm. Good condition. Bends. Stains. Some defects. Lacking oil font.
Literature: Narkis, "Menorat HaHanukkah", plate XXI, item 58.
Brass; cast, soldered and bent.
A lamp characteristically used by the Dutch Portuguese community. The back plate consists of three lilies above openings shaped as wide shields. On the base of the central lily is a blank rectangular plate. Apertures in the lilies. A cast Shamash is placed in the opening of the right lily. A cast row of oil fonts, removable. The oil fonts and the back plate are contained in a matching base with pierced apertures designated for projections securing the lamp to the base.
Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 27 cm. Good condition. Bends. Stains. Some defects. Lacking oil font.
Literature: Narkis, "Menorat HaHanukkah", plate XXI, item 58.
Jewish Ceremonial Art and Objects
Jewish Ceremonial Art and Objects