Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects

Hanukkah Lamp - Star of David - Morocco

Opening: $400
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp - Star of David. [Morocco, 20th century].
Brass sheet, cut, engraved, pierced and punched.
Lamp for hanging, with backplate and side plates. Surface of plates is decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns (horseshoe-arches). Image of a Star of David appears in the center of the backplate and high-relief Tablets of the Law with an inscription above it: "HaNerot Halalu Anu Madlikin". On top of the plate, a cut Star of David. Catch basin for dripping oil. Oil fonts positioned on an elevated ring. An opening for Shamash in the backplate.
Height: 28 cm, max. width: 28.5 cm, depth: 7.5 cm. Good condition. Some breaks and bends.
Hanukkah Lamps, Synagogue and Memorial Lamps
Hanukkah Lamps, Synagogue and Memorial Lamps