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LOT 22464:
A Fine Bronze Hanukkah Lamp, Italy, 18th/19th Century
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Sold for: $500
Start price:
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500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
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A Fine Bronze Hanukkah Lamp, Italy, 18th/19th Century
Cast and chased depicting Judith holding Holofernes' head in her left hand and a sword in the other. On the base, two lions whose tails intertwine with the foliage, which in turn spring up into two cornucopia. Fronted by a row of eight oil fonts and servant light fitted on the upper right.
Height: 14.5 cm, length: 18 cm, depth: 5 cm
Condition: Good
Provenance: Shlomo Tepper Collection
Literature: For an identical Menorah, see M. Narkiss, "The Hanukkah Menorah", Jerusalem, 1939, no. 28
