8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 153:
Sawn Silver Hanukkah Lamp – Morocco
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Sold for: $3,200
Start price:
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1,000
Estimated price :
$3000-5000
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Sawn Silver Hanukkah Lamp – Morocco
Hanukkah Lamp. Morocco [Fez? Essaouira - Mogador?], [after 1925].
Silver (marked), cut and sawn; chiseled; rivets.
Backplate shaped as a spiked arch, delicately decorated with dense vegetal patterns, with three large flowers (rosettes). The Shamash is positioned in the center of the top flower (attached with rivets) and a stylized loop appears on top of the arch. Two sawn side panels, decorated with vegetal patterns, opening towards the sides with hinges; removable. A row of rectangular oil fonts with pinched spouts is attached with screws and nuts. The base of the bottom panel is attached with rivets to a rectangular silver plaque, with a wide oil basin whose two front corners are pinched, attached with a hinge.
Length: 29 cm, width: 19-20 cm. Apertures to bottom of side panels and edges of oil basin (for clasps; lacking). Slight bends and small fractures to some of the spikes.
