Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
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![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_1.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_10.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_2.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_3.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_5.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_6.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_7.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_8.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/61_9.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Illustrations Inspired by Pirkei Avot – Germany,")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $8,125
Including buyer's premium
Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Meir son of Mordechai Gumpel. [Germany], Tammuz 1782.
Ink and paint on linen.
Composed of four linen sheets, nearly identical in size, sewn one to the other. At center appears the inscription: “Meir, son of… R. Mordechai Gumpel, was born… on Thursday, 15 Tammuz, may G-d… grant that he be raised to [a life of] Torah, marriage, and good deeds. Amen, Selah.”
Decorated throughout with a border composed of a recurring motif of intertwining branches, and featuring various illustrations, among them: an angel with the inscription “for He will command His angels on your behalf to guard you in all your ways”; a crab inside an ornate cartouche (Cancer zodiac sign); a double-headed eagle with the verse “Be light as an eagle” and the inscription “Keter Malchut”; a man lifting a Torah scroll with the inscription “it is a tree of life for those who grasp it”; a triple-arched canopy; and a lion accompanied by the inscriptions “be mighty as a lion” and “a lion has roared; who will not fear".
Height: 18.5 cm. Length: 346 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and creases. Backed with a later linen support panel.
Category
Wimpels (Torah Binders)
Catalogue Value
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_1.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_2.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_3.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_4.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_5.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_6.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/62_7.jpg "Decorated Wimpel – Germany, 1785")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $800
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of Yosef Aryeh Leib. [Germany], Tammuz 5545 [1785].
Ink and paint on linen.
Composed of four nearly identical linen sheets sewn one to the other. At center appears the inscription: “Avraham Ze’ev son of... R. Yosef Aryeh… born on Wednesday, the second day of Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5545, may G-d raise him to [a life of] Torah, marriage, and good deeds. Amen Selah".
Decorated with illustrations of animals, plants and flowers, a Torah scroll, and a couple with a rabbi beneath a wedding canopy. At the beginning appears a gate-like illustration, with an additional inscription: “This is the gift of the child Avraham Ze’ev son of… R. Yosef Aryeh Leib… born on Wednesday, the second day of Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5545”.
Height: 21 cm. Length: 333.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Minor tears. Piece missing at edge of fourth sheet, restored with a later fabric patch.
Category
Wimpels (Torah Binders)
Catalogue Value
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_1.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_2.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_3.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_4.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_5.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_6.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
![Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/63_7.jpg "Wimpel Decorated with Large Folk Art Illustrations – Germany, 1806")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,250
Including buyer's premium
Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel. [Germany], Nisan [5566] 1806.
Ink and paint on linen.
Composed of three linen sheets nearly equal in size, sewn one to the other. At center appears the inscription: “The child Moshe son of Shimon Neustädtel was born… on Shabbat, 3 Nisan 5566. May G-d raise him to [a life of] Torah, marriage, and good deeds, Amen Selah”. The child’s name also appears in small letters within an illustration resembling a Torah Ark at the beginning of the first sheet.
Decorated with various illustrations of animals, plants and flowers, along with scenes relating to Biblical Moses (in reference to the child’s name), and a large depiction of a wedding canopy with a wedding scene and a trumpet-blowing figure.
Height: 22.5 cm. Length: 266 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and minor tears, some affecting illustrations and text. Backed with a later linen sheet for support.
Category
Wimpels (Torah Binders)
Catalogue Value
![Circumcision knife. [Presumably Germany or environs, late 18th or early 19th century].
Silver (unmarked); steel; polis](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/64_1.jpg "Circumcision Knife with Silver and Agate Handle – Presumably Germany,")
![Circumcision knife. [Presumably Germany or environs, late 18th or early 19th century].
Silver (unmarked); steel; polis](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/64_2.jpg "Circumcision Knife with Silver and Agate Handle – Presumably Germany,")
![Circumcision knife. [Presumably Germany or environs, late 18th or early 19th century].
Silver (unmarked); steel; polis](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/64_3.jpg "Circumcision Knife with Silver and Agate Handle – Presumably Germany,")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $800
Unsold
Circumcision knife. [Presumably Germany or environs, late 18th or early 19th century].
Silver (unmarked); steel; polished agate.
The handle (hilt) is crafted from faceted, polished agate, set into a cylindrical silver mount with scalloped edges. The silver is engraved with the name of the owner,
“Leibel bar Yitzchak”, and the Hebrew acronym for the verse “Ezri Me’Im Hashem Oseh Shamayim Va’Aretz” (Psalms 121:2).
“Leibel bar Yitzchak”, and the Hebrew acronym for the verse “Ezri Me’Im Hashem Oseh Shamayim Va’Aretz” (Psalms 121:2).
Length: 16.5 cm. Max. width: 2 cm. Overall good condition. Minor flaws to the steel blade.
Category
Circumcision and Bar Mitzvah
Catalogue Value
![Tallit bag for a Bar Mitzvah boy. Algeria, [1849? or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced and engrave](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/65_1.jpg "Elaborate Silver Tallit Bag – Algeria, 19th/20th Century")
![Tallit bag for a Bar Mitzvah boy. Algeria, [1849? or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced and engrave](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/65_2.jpg "Elaborate Silver Tallit Bag – Algeria, 19th/20th Century")
![Tallit bag for a Bar Mitzvah boy. Algeria, [1849? or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced and engrave](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/65_3.jpg "Elaborate Silver Tallit Bag – Algeria, 19th/20th Century")
![Tallit bag for a Bar Mitzvah boy. Algeria, [1849? or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced and engrave](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/65_4.jpg "Elaborate Silver Tallit Bag – Algeria, 19th/20th Century")
![Tallit bag for a Bar Mitzvah boy. Algeria, [1849? or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced and engrave](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/65_5.jpg "Elaborate Silver Tallit Bag – Algeria, 19th/20th Century")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Tallit bag for a Bar Mitzvah boy. Algeria, [1849? or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced and engraved (marked with French fineness mark, in use from 1838, and a tiny, difficult to decipher maker’s mark in a lozenge frame); velvet; cotton and metal threads.
Elaborate tallit bag, apparently presented as a Bar Mitzvah gift. Richly decorated on both sides: one side with vegetal designs, two palm trees, a seven-branched menorah, Temple implements, palm motifs (hamsas), and the Bar Mitzvah boy’s name at the top –
“Chaim Dayan”; the other side features two lions flanking a Star of David, inscribed with the year “1836” (possibly the boy’s year of birth), vegetal motifs, a hamsa, and a monogram with the initials DE. The bag’s sides are decorated with pierced vegetal motifs and fitted with rings holding braided cords of metal thread. Lined with white velvet.
“Chaim Dayan”; the other side features two lions flanking a Star of David, inscribed with the year “1836” (possibly the boy’s year of birth), vegetal motifs, a hamsa, and a monogram with the initials DE. The bag’s sides are decorated with pierced vegetal motifs and fitted with rings holding braided cords of metal thread. Lined with white velvet.
Height: 27.5 cm. Width: 23 cm, depth: 4 cm. Overall good condition. Missing one ring and some metal thread. Another ring missing near opening of the bag. Without carrying strap.
For similar items, see: Israel Museum collection, items B06.2816, 157/244; Center for Jewish Art (CJA), item 36704 (Gross Family Collection). Though these items were produced in the early 20th century, their design closely resembles the present item.
Category
Circumcision and Bar Mitzvah
Catalogue Value
![Two hanging memorial lamps for synagogue use. [Gibraltar], one dated 1862, the other presumably from the late 19th century](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/66_1.jpg "Two Hanging Silver Memorial Lamps – Gibraltar, 19th Century – Pariente")
![Two hanging memorial lamps for synagogue use. [Gibraltar], one dated 1862, the other presumably from the late 19th century](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/66_2.jpg "Two Hanging Silver Memorial Lamps – Gibraltar, 19th Century – Pariente")
![Two hanging memorial lamps for synagogue use. [Gibraltar], one dated 1862, the other presumably from the late 19th century](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/66_3.jpg "Two Hanging Silver Memorial Lamps – Gibraltar, 19th Century – Pariente")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $500
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Two hanging memorial lamps for synagogue use. [Gibraltar], one dated 1862, the other presumably from the late 19th century.
Silver, cast, cut, pierced, repoussé and engraved (unmarked).
1. Memorial lamp with domed canopy decorated with vegetal motifs, central hoop suspended from three silver chains. Engraved dedication on the hoop, pertaining to members of the Pariente family, dated Shevat 5622 [1862].
Height: 60 cm. Diameter of central hoop: 15.5 cm. Max. width: 19 cm. Good condition. Some chain links detached at top (possibly remnants of additional supporting chains).
2. Memorial lamp suspended by four silver chains attached to a pierced central hoop with repeating design. Engraved dedication members of the Pariente family.
Height: approx. 38 cm. Diameter of hoop: 17 cm. Max. width: 21 cm. Overall good condition. Minor bends to some chain links. Lacking Canopy (presumably missing).
Both lamps lacking glass cups.
Category
Sabbath and Memorial Lamps
Catalogue Value
![Hanging memorial lamp for the Synagogue. Morocco, 5682 [1922].
Silver, pierced and engraved (apparently unmarked).](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/67_1.jpg "Large and Impressive Synagogue Memorial Lamp – Morocco, 1922 – Mergui")
![Hanging memorial lamp for the Synagogue. Morocco, 5682 [1922].
Silver, pierced and engraved (apparently unmarked).](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/67_2.jpg "Large and Impressive Synagogue Memorial Lamp – Morocco, 1922 – Mergui")
![Hanging memorial lamp for the Synagogue. Morocco, 5682 [1922].
Silver, pierced and engraved (apparently unmarked).](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/67_3.jpg "Large and Impressive Synagogue Memorial Lamp – Morocco, 1922 – Mergui")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $2,500
Unsold
Hanging memorial lamp for the Synagogue. Morocco, 5682 [1922].
Silver, pierced and engraved (apparently unmarked).
Large and ornate memorial lamp, intended for synagogue use, dedicated to Shmuel ibn Mergui. The lamp consists of three main components connected by chains:
1. Dome-shaped upper hanger.
2. Broad hoop suspended from the hanger by five thick chains composed of large silver links, attached to five large hooks with plant-patterned designs, affixed to the hoop.
3. Bowl-like base (to support glass oil cup), decorated with pierced vegetal designs, suspended from the central hoop by chains.
An inscription, in openwork letters, appears in two lines on the central hoop, dedicating the lamp to the memory of R. Shmuel ibn Mergui, dated [5682 = 1922].
Height: approx. 105 cm, maximum width: approx. 40 cm. Overall good condition. Some silver links missing at chain junctions with hooks or upper hanger. Some joints slightly loose. Lacking glass oil cup.
Category
Sabbath and Memorial Lamps
Catalogue Value
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Memorial lamp. Morocco, post-1925.
Silver, cut, pierced and engraved (marked with Moroccan fineness marks, in use since October 1925); chased work; sheet metal, cut.
Memorial lamp with arched backplate, decorated with vegetal patterns and a seven-branched menorah. Dedicatory inscription for Esther Assoudri is pierced at top. Two oil cups with pinched spouts at bottom; beneath them, a drip tray with undulating front. Low side panels, decorated with matching pattern. Thin metal sheet affixed to back.
Height: 27 cm, Width: 17 cm, Depth: 8 cm. Overall good condition. Some bends and minor breaks; break to one side wall. Some rust to metal sheet. Old soldering repairs. Some original pins and connecting rods missing or replaced with makeshift joints.
Category
Sabbath and Memorial Lamps
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, ca. 18th century].
Cast brass.
Backplate adorned with oak branches and acorns, at its cente](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/69_1.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp Ornamented with Angel Figures and Wreaths – Italy")
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, ca. 18th century].
Cast brass.
Backplate adorned with oak branches and acorns, at its cente](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/69_2.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp Ornamented with Angel Figures and Wreaths – Italy")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, ca. 18th century].
Cast brass.
Backplate adorned with oak branches and acorns, at its center appears a braided circular wreath held by two angels standing atop a pair of marine creatures. Rectangular slot at the top of the backplate for the servant light (now missing). Row of elongated, pinched oil fonts affixed at front (soldered).
Height: 15 cm. Width: 23 cm, depth: 6 cm. Overall good condition. Traces of soldering and a fracture to central wreath ornament.
Category
Hanukkah Lamps
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century or earlier].
Cast brass.
Backplate decorated with scrollwork, a pair of centau](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/70_1.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp with Figure of Judith – Italy")
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century or earlier].
Cast brass.
Backplate decorated with scrollwork, a pair of centau](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/70_2.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp with Figure of Judith – Italy")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century or earlier].
Cast brass.
Backplate decorated with scrollwork, a pair of centaurs blowing horns, urns, and crescent-shaped masks. At the top stands the figure of Judith brandishing a sword. A row of elongated, pinched oil fonts affixed at front. servant light missing.
Italian Hanukkah lamps featuring the figure of Judith exist in several design variations; the present model is among the less common types.
Height: 19.5 cm. Width: 21 cm, depth: 5.5 cm. Overall good condition.
Category
Hanukkah Lamps
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, presumably 19th century].
Brass, cast; brass sheet.
Hanukkah lamp, to be hung on a wall. Co](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/71_1.jpg "Arch-Shaped Hanukkah Lamp – Italy")
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, presumably 19th century].
Brass, cast; brass sheet.
Hanukkah lamp, to be hung on a wall. Co](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/71_2.jpg "Arch-Shaped Hanukkah Lamp – Italy")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, presumably 19th century].
Brass, cast; brass sheet.
Hanukkah lamp, to be hung on a wall. Composed of a brass sheet fitted with cast brass ornaments affixed with nails and screws: a large arch and a pair of columns. A row of rectangular oil fonts with long, pinched spouts fixed at the base. Lacking servant light.
Height: 31.5 cm. Width: 22 cm. Depth: 9 cm. Overall good condition. Slight corrosion. Breaks to base of arch and column capitals, presumably where the servant light was once placed; ornaments missing at these points.
Category
Hanukkah Lamps
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century].
Brass, cast; wood.
Wall-mounted Hanukkah lamp, composed of a wooden backplat](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/72_1.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp Decorated with a Menorah Ornament – Italy, 19th Century")
![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century].
Brass, cast; wood.
Wall-mounted Hanukkah lamp, composed of a wooden backplat](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/72_2.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp Decorated with a Menorah Ornament – Italy, 19th Century")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century].
Brass, cast; wood.
Wall-mounted Hanukkah lamp, composed of a wooden backplate fitted with a cast brass panel, decorated with a large arch supported by two columns topped with urns, a large ornament in the form of a seven-branched menorah, and an additional ornament depicting a hand pouring oil from a jug. Round, bowl-shaped oil fonts affixed to the ends of hooked arms near the base; matching servant light.
Height: 29.5 cm. Width: 27 cm. Good condition. Minor stains.
Category
Hanukkah Lamps
Catalogue Value