Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Hanukkah Lamp - Europe

Opening: $500
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp. [Europe? Holland?, 19th century].
Brass sheet, cut, repoussé and engraved.
A repoussé sun shape with a human face appears in the center of the back panel. On the left and right are engraved six-pointed stars. A row of pinched oil fonts above an oil basin. Hole for hanging in upper part and room for a shamash.
Length: 30 cm, width: 33 cm. Fair condition. Breaks, bends and missing pieces (mostly to oil font row and its attachment to the bottom of the back panel). Shamash missing. Stains and corrosion. Old soldering repairs.
Hanukkah Lamps, Sabbath Lamps and Synagogue Lamps
Hanukkah Lamps, Sabbath Lamps and Synagogue Lamps