Lot 538
Hanging Hanukkah Lamp – Iraq
Hanukkah lamp for hanging. Iraq, [early 20th century]. Cut and cast silver. Two silver rods – vertical and horizontal – with cut edges and two curved silver stripes, with cast decorations of birds in the center. On top of the vertical rod appears a cast hen; below it- a hole for hanging and a (removable) Shamash. A shelf designed as a semi-circle is attached to the horizontal rod with eight oil fonts, screwed. The oil fonts and Shamash are designed as small bowls with cut rims, flower-like, and in their center – a cylindrical candle holder. Height: 23 cm, width: 27 cm, length: 16 cm. Good condition. See similar Hanukkah lamps in: “The Stieglitz Collection, Masterpieces of Jewish Art”, Chaya Benjamin (The Israel Museum, 1987), items 182-183.
