Hanukkah Lamp – Germany or Austria-Hungary, Ca. Mid-19th Century
Hanukkah Lamp – Germany or Austria-Hungary, Ca. Mid-19th Century
Silver, cut, repoussé, engraved, and punched.
Hallmarks: · Fineness mark "12"; · The letter "E" in script (possibly maker's mark).
The back plate bears a pattern of diamond shapes; its rim is lined in repoussé with entwined leaves, and the center is ornamented with a large bouquet of flowers. In front is a rectangular container consisting of eight oil fonts and covered with a hinged lid. Cut into the lid are eight openings for hollow cylindrical tubular spouts through which the wicks are to be inserted. A removable trapezoidal servant light with a spiraling handle is positioned on the right, in back. The lamp is supported by four spherical legs.
This particular decorative pattern adorning the back plate can also be found on German Torah shields as well as on 18th century German Hanukkah lamps; over the years, use of this design spread to Poland and Austria-Hungary (Mordechai Narkiss, "The Hanukkah Lamp", Jerusalem, 1939, p. 64, item no. 149).
Height: 19 cm. Width: 21 cm. Old soldering repairs. An additional bracket for servant light is soldered onto the back.
Exhibitions and references:
1. London, Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1906, either item nos. 232, 245, or 248. Documented in a photograph appearing in the following article in which the above exhibition is reviewed: "The Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities, Part 2: Ecclesiastical Art", "The Jewish Chronicle", November 16, 1906, pp. 17-20 (illustration on p. 20).
2. Basel, Jewish Museum of Switzerland, JMS 1055.
Provenance:
1. Collection of Solomon David Schloss (1815-1911).
2. Lewis Raphael Castle (1858-1932), son of the above.
3. Peter Castle (1922-2011), grandson of the above.
4. Heirs of the above.
This item appears in the inventory list of the Schloss Collection, dated 1923 (see appendix, pp. 146-148), and is documented in a 1931 collection photograph (see p. 11).
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Hanukkah Lamp – Germany or Austria-Hungary, Ca. Mid-19th Century
Silver, cut, repoussé, engraved, and punched.
Hallmarks: · Fineness mark "12"; · The letter "E" in script (possibly maker's mark).
The back plate bears a pattern of diamond shapes; its rim is lined in repoussé with entwined leaves, and the center is ornamented with a large bouquet of flowers. In front is a rectangular container consisting of eight oil fonts and covered with a hinged lid. Cut into the lid are eight openings for hollow cylindrical tubular spouts through which the wicks are to be inserted. A removable trapezoidal servant light with a spiraling handle is positioned on the right, in back. The lamp is supported by four spherical legs.
This particular decorative pattern adorning the back plate can also be found on German Torah shields as well as on 18th century German Hanukkah lamps; over the years, use of this design spread to Poland and Austria-Hungary (Mordechai Narkiss, "The Hanukkah Lamp", Jerusalem, 1939, p. 64, item no. 149).
Height: 19 cm. Width: 21 cm. Old soldering repairs. An additional bracket for servant light is soldered onto the back.
Exhibitions and references:
1. London, Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1906, either item nos. 232, 245, or 248. Documented in a photograph appearing in the following article in which the above exhibition is reviewed: "The Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities, Part 2: Ecclesiastical Art", "The Jewish Chronicle", November 16, 1906, pp. 17-20 (illustration on p. 20).
2. Basel, Jewish Museum of Switzerland, JMS 1055.
Provenance:
1. Collection of Solomon David Schloss (1815-1911).
2. Lewis Raphael Castle (1858-1932), son of the above.
3. Peter Castle (1922-2011), grandson of the above.
4. Heirs of the above.
This item appears in the inventory list of the Schloss Collection, dated 1923 (see appendix, pp. 146-148), and is documented in a 1931 collection photograph (see p. 11).
