Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection

Hanukkah Lamp with Canopy – Peacocks and Stars of David – Marrakesh

Opening: $300
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp. Marrakesh, Morocco, [early decades of 20th century].
Sheet brass, cut, pierced, and punched.
Arched back plate decorated with symmetrical composition consisting of pair of peacocks, four crowns, and two rosette-shaped adornments with Stars of David, each enclosed by six pierced round openings and with additional large hole in middle. Canopy projecting forward from outline of arch, with 12 round pierced openings. Upper surface of canopy decorated with crowns and vegetal patterns. Outer surfaces of side panels with heart-shaped vegetal patterns. Removable row of rectangular oil fonts with pinched, pointed spouts for wicks. Servant light attached underneath apex of arch, between peacock breasts. Suspension ring.
Height: 22 cm. Width: 24 cm. Good condition. Old soldering repairs.
Reference: North African Lights, items nos. 40-42.
Morocco
Morocco