A North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp, late 19th century
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Auction Closed
December 15, 09:26 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
Lot Details
Description
A North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp, late 19th century
onion-domed back, pierced with two birds above applied scroll motifs, lacking lamps
Height 11½in. (29.2 cm)
New York, 1990: The Sephardic Journey, 1492-1992, Yeshiva University Museum, November 13, 1990 – December 31, 1992, p. 289, no. 371 (illus).
Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, London: Thames & Hudson, 1985, p. 139, fig. 185, where he notes the North African style of the backplate but the resemblance of the lamp pan to Dutch examples, and suggests that the piece may be a hybrid.
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