Auction 79 - Judaica from the Finkelstein Family Collection
Upright Silver Hanukkah Lamp – Denmark, 19th Century or Early 20th Century
Opening: $4,000
Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000
Sold for: $5,250
Including buyer's premium
Upright Hanukkah lamp with uneven arms. Produced by Peter Hertz. Copenhagen, [19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cast; filigree; marked P. Hertz.
Small upright Hanukkah lamp, with a wide base. Uneven arms; drop-shaped and stylized fonts with prickets and rings for wicks on the edge. The servant light is positioned at the top of a removable arm placed on the central arm, which is topped by a spherical knop with a Biblical lyre finial.
The collection of the Jewish community in Denmark includes several silver Judaica items produced by Peter Hertz and his workshop.
Height: 26 cm, width: 23 cm. Some corrosion. Weighted.
Silver, cast; filigree; marked P. Hertz.
Small upright Hanukkah lamp, with a wide base. Uneven arms; drop-shaped and stylized fonts with prickets and rings for wicks on the edge. The servant light is positioned at the top of a removable arm placed on the central arm, which is topped by a spherical knop with a Biblical lyre finial.
The collection of the Jewish community in Denmark includes several silver Judaica items produced by Peter Hertz and his workshop.
Height: 26 cm, width: 23 cm. Some corrosion. Weighted.