![Hanukkah lamp. [Holland], 1650.
Cast brass.
Hanukkah lamp of the type used by the Portuguese Jewish community in Holland.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/112.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp - Holland, 17th Century")
Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
Hanukkah Lamp - Holland, 17th Century
Opening: $10,000
Sold for: $12,500
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp. [Holland], 1650.
Cast brass.
Hanukkah lamp of the type used by the Portuguese Jewish community in Holland.
At the top of the backplate are three lily-shaped decorations. A rectangular niche in the middle decoration is intended for the shamash (missing), beneath which is a Hebrew inscription reading "For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, 5410". Large rectangular oil fonts, their edges pinched, are placed above the catch basin for dripping oil.
Length: 22 cm, maximum width: 32 cm. Good overall condition. Shamash and side plates missing. Restored break to right decoration.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Cast brass.
Hanukkah lamp of the type used by the Portuguese Jewish community in Holland.
At the top of the backplate are three lily-shaped decorations. A rectangular niche in the middle decoration is intended for the shamash (missing), beneath which is a Hebrew inscription reading "For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, 5410". Large rectangular oil fonts, their edges pinched, are placed above the catch basin for dripping oil.
Length: 22 cm, maximum width: 32 cm. Good overall condition. Shamash and side plates missing. Restored break to right decoration.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Rare and Important Items
Rare and Important Items