Auction 177
The Shlomo Tepper Judaica Collection
Sep 12, 2017
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Including a number of important items from other collections
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LOT 22460:
A Pewter Hanukkah Lamp, Germany, 19th Century
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Sold for: $1,100
Start price:
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1,000
Estimated price:
$2000-3000
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VAT: 17% On commission only
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A Pewter Hanukkah Lamp, Germany, 19th Century
Set on four claw-feet, the backplate with shell finial is flanked by two winged cherubs above pierced rocailles and engraved with two crowned lions flanking a Star of David and "MZ" in Hebrew. The left side fitted with a cylindrical lidded vessel, on the right side the servant-light base, the mid-section fitted with a removable row of eight oil pans above a skirted shelf engraved in Hebrew "to light the candle of Hanukkah".
Height: 26 cm, length: 24 cm, depth: 11 cm
Condition: Repair to the shell crest and missing servant light.
Provenance: Shlomo Tepper Collection
Literature: For an almost identical Menorah, see M. Narkiss, "The Hanukkah Menorah", Jerusalem, 1939, no. 141
