AN AUSTRIAN SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP
MAKER’S MARK TR, PROBABLY FOR THOMAS REGSCHEK, VIENNA, CIRCA 1856
Details
AN AUSTRIAN SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP
MAKER’S MARK TR, PROBABLY FOR THOMAS REGSCHEK, VIENNA, CIRCA 1856
Modeled as a spread-winged eagle grasping the shamash (servant light) in its beak and flanked by four chicks, on an oval base chased with two serpents and two beetles amid flowers and rocks, the base supporting an arched tree branch mounted with a row of eight oil lamps with trailing tendrils, marked on base of branch, the fonts later associated
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high, 13 ¹/₂ in. (34 cm.) wide
44 oz. 10 dwt. (1,384 gr.)
MAKER’S MARK TR, PROBABLY FOR THOMAS REGSCHEK, VIENNA, CIRCA 1856
Modeled as a spread-winged eagle grasping the shamash (servant light) in its beak and flanked by four chicks, on an oval base chased with two serpents and two beetles amid flowers and rocks, the base supporting an arched tree branch mounted with a row of eight oil lamps with trailing tendrils, marked on base of branch, the fonts later associated
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high, 13 ¹/₂ in. (34 cm.) wide
44 oz. 10 dwt. (1,384 gr.)
Provenance
Important Judaica Including Property from the Estate of Shlomo Moussaieff; Sotheby’s, New York,15 December 2016, lot 71.
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