Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals

Hanukkah Lamp – Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert

Opening: $2,500
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp designed by Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert. Israel, 1970s. Sawn, impressed and engraved brass. Signed: "Wolpert" (on the reverse). The lamp is mounted on a wooden board, for hanging on a wall. The oil fonts are placed in the palms of eight protruding lions. Six tall rods adorned with the inscription "Lecha Na'eh LeShabe'ach" (of the liturgical poem "Ma'oz Tzur Yehu'ati"); the Shamash is placed in the center. A small plaque with a dedication is attached to the wooden board indicating that the Hanukkah lamp was presented as a gift by the United Jewish Appeal in New -York in December 1978. Height: 33.5 cm, width: 29 cm, depth: 14.5 cm. Wooden board, length: 46 cm, width: 35.5 cm. See: Wolpert and Gumbel, Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age,[curator] – Sharon Weiser-Ferguson;(The Israel Museum, 2012), p. 87 (silver Hanukkah lamp).
Judaica
Judaica