The Serque Collection
A LARGE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER HANUKAH LAMP, DATED 1877
Auction Closed
June 5, 04:47 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A LARGE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER HANUKAH LAMP, DATED 1877
domed base chased with lions supporting shields, one inscribed in Hebrew, the other German, all on matted ground and surrounded by flowers, baluster stem, five-part swiveling and detachable scroll branches with chased flower borders
marked on base with maker's mark J.A.S. and Imperial warrant
height 28 in.
71 cm
The inscription records this gift of David and Beth Moser to the new Synagogue in Carlsbad, 1877.
A number of Jews began to settle in Carlsbad, now part of the Czech Republic, in the mid 19th century. The community received authorization to form a congregation in 1868, and a synagogue able to accommodate 2000 worshipers was opened in 1877.