A SMALL GOLD HANUKKAH LAMP
NORTH AFRICAN, POSSIBLY TUNISIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A SMALL GOLD HANUKKAH LAMP
NORTH AFRICAN, POSSIBLY TUNISIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The pierced backplate with foliate scrolls, flanked by twin side columns, each supporting a conical oil font, over and a horizontal row of eight domed oil cups, the front of the base inscribed in Hebrew ‘Ha-nerot hallalu anachnu madlikin’ (‘These lights we kindle’), apparently unmarked
3 ¹/₂ in. (9 cm) high
5 oz. 8 dwt. (168 gr.)
NORTH AFRICAN, POSSIBLY TUNISIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The pierced backplate with foliate scrolls, flanked by twin side columns, each supporting a conical oil font, over and a horizontal row of eight domed oil cups, the front of the base inscribed in Hebrew ‘Ha-nerot hallalu anachnu madlikin’ (‘These lights we kindle’), apparently unmarked
3 ¹/₂ in. (9 cm) high
5 oz. 8 dwt. (168 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired from Menorah Gallery, New York.
Brought to you by
Casey Rogers
Senior Vice President, International Specialist Head