Lot 38
  • 38

A Polish silver Hanukah lamp, circa 1840

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on backplate with maker's mark (not clear) and 12
  • Silver
  • 17.2cm
the box-form lamp compartment with hinged cover on four bracket feet, backplate tooled in trellis pattern centered by a chased floral spray and with chased scrolling leaf border

Literature

This lamp or another of this model is illustrated in M. Narkiss, The Hanukkah Lamp, pl. LV, no.149.

Condition

good condition
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