Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
Large Hanukkah Lamp with Images of the Maccabees – Product of ORT
Opening: $300
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp with images of the Maccabees, product of ORT, Israel, [ca. 1950s-1960s].
Brass, cast and turned; white metal; wood.
Large Hanukkah lamp featuring nine figures representing the Maccabees – with each figure holding a shield and javelin and with the top of each javelin serving as a candleholder (including the one positioned front and center, serving as the servant light). Behind the servant light, surmounting a shaft, is a circled Star of David.
Unique Hanukkah lamps like this one were produced in limited quantities by the teachers and students of the network of polytechnical schools known as ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training) in the 1950s and 1960s. They were presented as gifts to donors, heads of state, and mayors. The inspiration for the images of the Maccabees was derived from the work of the artist Hans Teppich.
Height: 18 cm. Width: 45 cm. Good condition. Minor staining and rust.
Brass, cast and turned; white metal; wood.
Large Hanukkah lamp featuring nine figures representing the Maccabees – with each figure holding a shield and javelin and with the top of each javelin serving as a candleholder (including the one positioned front and center, serving as the servant light). Behind the servant light, surmounting a shaft, is a circled Star of David.
Unique Hanukkah lamps like this one were produced in limited quantities by the teachers and students of the network of polytechnical schools known as ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training) in the 1950s and 1960s. They were presented as gifts to donors, heads of state, and mayors. The inspiration for the images of the Maccabees was derived from the work of the artist Hans Teppich.
Height: 18 cm. Width: 45 cm. Good condition. Minor staining and rust.
Israeliana and Zionism
Israeliana and Zionism