Lot 24
  • 24

A Galician silver large filigree Hanukah lamp, mid 19th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on base panel with a number and an animal
  • silver
  • height 13 in.
  • 33.2cm
of Báal Shem Tov type, the shaped backplate applied with four filigree columns, two capped by pots of flowers, centered by another above a crown, the base panel tooled with lozenges, filigree candle sconce

Condition

lacks one candle branch, back leg detached, base panel with reinforcing metal piece underneath, two rosettes at base of column probably replaced and minor breaks to filigree, otherwise good, large size
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