Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp bearing a relief allegorically depicting the establishment of the State of Israel. Possibly designed by the sculptor Aharon Priver. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [early 1950s]. Marked (English): "Made in Israel."
Brass, cast and turned; applied verdigris patina.
Back plate in form of a house, with an allegorical relief depicting the birth of the State of Israel. Three figures are portrayed inside the house, namely a father, mother, and son. The father is shown seated on the floor, holding a large book and mourning the destruction of the Temple. He is approached by both the mother, holding an oil lamp in her hand, and the son, who holds up the emblem of the State of Israel – the Menorah flanked by olive branches. Row of candleholders in front; servant light positioned on top of the house's chimney.
Height: 16 cm. Width: 21.5 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast and turned; applied verdigris patina.
Back plate in form of a house, with an allegorical relief depicting the birth of the State of Israel. Three figures are portrayed inside the house, namely a father, mother, and son. The father is shown seated on the floor, holding a large book and mourning the destruction of the Temple. He is approached by both the mother, holding an oil lamp in her hand, and the son, who holds up the emblem of the State of Israel – the Menorah flanked by olive branches. Row of candleholders in front; servant light positioned on top of the house's chimney.
Height: 16 cm. Width: 21.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp, after a design by Fred Kormis. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Brass, cast and turned; applie](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/362.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp with Image of Judah the Maccabee – After Fred Kormis")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp, after a design by Fred Kormis. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [ca. 1950s].
Brass, cast and turned; applied verdigris patina.
Tall, erect Hanukkah lamp, with plaque in form of shield at center, supported on elevated platform flanked by crouching lions. Shield bears depiction of Judah the Maccabee wielding a javelin, under a Paleo-Hebrew inscription.
This Hanukkah lamp represents a small Israeli version of the sculpture / menorah originally created by the artist Fred Kormis in London in 1950 (see website of the Jewish Museum, New York, item no. JM 22-50).
The artist and sculptor and esteemed medalist Frederick (Fred; Fritz) J. Kormis (1897-1986) fled his native Frankfurt in the early 1930s to escape the Nazis, eventually settling in London.
Height: 20.5 cm. Maximum width: 22 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast and turned; applied verdigris patina.
Tall, erect Hanukkah lamp, with plaque in form of shield at center, supported on elevated platform flanked by crouching lions. Shield bears depiction of Judah the Maccabee wielding a javelin, under a Paleo-Hebrew inscription.
This Hanukkah lamp represents a small Israeli version of the sculpture / menorah originally created by the artist Fred Kormis in London in 1950 (see website of the Jewish Museum, New York, item no. JM 22-50).
The artist and sculptor and esteemed medalist Frederick (Fred; Fritz) J. Kormis (1897-1986) fled his native Frankfurt in the early 1930s to escape the Nazis, eventually settling in London.
Height: 20.5 cm. Maximum width: 22 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp, "The Five Maccabean Brothers," after a design by Benno Elkan. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [ca. 1950s-1960s]. Marked (English): "Made in Israel."
Brass, cast and turned.
Upright Hanukkah lamp. When viewed from the front, the five figures, labeled "The Five Maccabean Brothers" (Hebrew), namely the five sons of Mattathias the Hasmonean, conceal most of the candleholders arranged behind them. The servant light is positioned below in the center, attached to the front of the main shaft of the lamp. Inscribed (Hebrew) horizontally on circular base: "Greek [soldiers] did gather [to wage war] against me" (from the liturgical poem Ma'oz Tzur).
This Hanukkah lamp is based on a particularly large model (today housed in the museum of the Spertus Institute in Chicago), originally created in the early 20th century by sculptor Benno Elkan.
Height: 16 cm. Width: 18 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast and turned.
Upright Hanukkah lamp. When viewed from the front, the five figures, labeled "The Five Maccabean Brothers" (Hebrew), namely the five sons of Mattathias the Hasmonean, conceal most of the candleholders arranged behind them. The servant light is positioned below in the center, attached to the front of the main shaft of the lamp. Inscribed (Hebrew) horizontally on circular base: "Greek [soldiers] did gather [to wage war] against me" (from the liturgical poem Ma'oz Tzur).
This Hanukkah lamp is based on a particularly large model (today housed in the museum of the Spertus Institute in Chicago), originally created in the early 20th century by sculptor Benno Elkan.
Height: 16 cm. Width: 18 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp with images of the Maccabees, product of ORT, Israel, [ca. 1950s-1960s]. Brass, cast and turned; white metal;](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/364.jpg "Large Hanukkah Lamp with Images of the Maccabees – Product of ORT")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: 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.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp with image of Mattathias the Hasmonean. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Brass, cast. Hanukka](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/365.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp with Image of Mattathias the Hasmonean – After Sculpture")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp with image of Mattathias the Hasmonean. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [ca. 1950s].
Brass, cast.
Hanukkah lamp with arched back plate, with symmetrical pair of olive branches, the Hebrew words "Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me" (Exodus 32:26) and "These candles" (from early medieval Jewish prayer for Hanukkah by the same name). At center is the figure of Mattathias the Hasmonean, modeled after a sculpture by Boris Schatz. Row of square oil fonts in front. Servant light positioned to side of back plate.
The whereabouts of the original statue entitled "Mattathias the Hasmonean," sculpted by Boris Schatz in Paris in 1894 – wherein Mattathias is portrayed wielding a sword and standing over the body of a slain Seleucid soldier – are unknown today.
Height: 13 cm. Width: 21 cm. Fracture to back plate.
Brass, cast.
Hanukkah lamp with arched back plate, with symmetrical pair of olive branches, the Hebrew words "Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me" (Exodus 32:26) and "These candles" (from early medieval Jewish prayer for Hanukkah by the same name). At center is the figure of Mattathias the Hasmonean, modeled after a sculpture by Boris Schatz. Row of square oil fonts in front. Servant light positioned to side of back plate.
The whereabouts of the original statue entitled "Mattathias the Hasmonean," sculpted by Boris Schatz in Paris in 1894 – wherein Mattathias is portrayed wielding a sword and standing over the body of a slain Seleucid soldier – are unknown today.
Height: 13 cm. Width: 21 cm. Fracture to back plate.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [1950s]. Brass, cast and turned; wood. Row of candleholders, including se](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/366.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp with Images of Rabbi and Pioneer")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [1950s].
Brass, cast and turned; wood.
Row of candleholders, including servant light in the middle, held up high by the upraised arms of the two symbolic figures, namely, on the right, an elderly rabbi, clad in a robe with a sash, holding a scroll or book, and on the left, a young Jewish pioneer. The two figures are supported on a wooden base, inscribed (in brass) with the Hebrew words (appearing in a number of Jewish prayers associated with Hanukkah) "in those days at that time."
Height: 20 cm. Width (of wooden base): 17 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast and turned; wood.
Row of candleholders, including servant light in the middle, held up high by the upraised arms of the two symbolic figures, namely, on the right, an elderly rabbi, clad in a robe with a sash, holding a scroll or book, and on the left, a young Jewish pioneer. The two figures are supported on a wooden base, inscribed (in brass) with the Hebrew words (appearing in a number of Jewish prayers associated with Hanukkah) "in those days at that time."
Height: 20 cm. Width (of wooden base): 17 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Two Hanukkah lamps. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [1950s]. Marked on back with "Made in Israel" (English) and patent num](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/367.jpg "Two Hanukkah Lamps with Images of Soldier")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: Unsold
Two Hanukkah lamps. Unidentified manufacturer, Israel, [1950s]. Marked on back with "Made in Israel" (English) and patent number.
Brass, cast and turned.
Two Hanukkah lamps wherein the main shaft takes the form of a helmeted soldier in uniform, bearing a rifle. In both lamps, the soldier is portrayed holding up, in his left hand, a flag of Israel with the Hebrew word for "Hanukkah" substituted for the Star of David. Surmounting the horizontal banner is the row of candleholders. One lamp with the servant light positioned on top of a Star of David which surmounts the flagpole; the second lamp with the servant lights positioned in front, atop the right end of the base.
Height: 15 cm. Width: 17.5 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast and turned.
Two Hanukkah lamps wherein the main shaft takes the form of a helmeted soldier in uniform, bearing a rifle. In both lamps, the soldier is portrayed holding up, in his left hand, a flag of Israel with the Hebrew word for "Hanukkah" substituted for the Star of David. Surmounting the horizontal banner is the row of candleholders. One lamp with the servant light positioned on top of a Star of David which surmounts the flagpole; the second lamp with the servant lights positioned in front, atop the right end of the base.
Height: 15 cm. Width: 17.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp with portrait of Theodor Herzl. Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Marked on back (Hebrew) with "Product of Israel" and paten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/368.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp bearing Portrait of Theodor Herzl")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp with portrait of Theodor Herzl. Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Marked on back (Hebrew) with "Product of Israel" and patent number.
Brass, cast and turned.
Back plate in form of oval-shaped medallion bearing portrait of Theodor Herzl, surmounting a plaque inscribed with the (Hebrew) name "Dr. Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl" followed by Herzl's date of birth and date of passing: "10th Iyar 5620 [1860], 20th Tammuz 5664 [1904]." The plaque surmounts a horizontal base upon which, in front, the eight candleholders are placed. The servant light is positioned to the right of Herzl's portrait. "Israel" (in Hebrew and English) is inscribed on the surface of the base, in front of the candleholders on either side.
Height: 12 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast and turned.
Back plate in form of oval-shaped medallion bearing portrait of Theodor Herzl, surmounting a plaque inscribed with the (Hebrew) name "Dr. Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl" followed by Herzl's date of birth and date of passing: "10th Iyar 5620 [1860], 20th Tammuz 5664 [1904]." The plaque surmounts a horizontal base upon which, in front, the eight candleholders are placed. The servant light is positioned to the right of Herzl's portrait. "Israel" (in Hebrew and English) is inscribed on the surface of the base, in front of the candleholders on either side.
Height: 12 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
![Hanukkah lamp, product of Canaan metalsmiths. Safed, Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Brass, cast and turned. Back plate in form of arc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/369_1.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp, Product of Canaan Metalsmiths, Safed")
![Hanukkah lamp, product of Canaan metalsmiths. Safed, Israel, [ca. 1950s]. Brass, cast and turned. Back plate in form of arc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/369_2.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp, Product of Canaan Metalsmiths, Safed")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp, product of Canaan metalsmiths. Safed, Israel, [ca. 1950s].
Brass, cast and turned.
Back plate in form of arch, inscribed (Hebrew) in openwork with "These candles are sacred" (from early medieval Jewish prayer for Hanukkah). Arch supported on shoulders of two Maccabean figures. Removable candleholders and servant light all positioned in front, atop an elongated brass bar.
Height: 14 cm. Width: 25 cm. Blemish to one figure.
Brass, cast and turned.
Back plate in form of arch, inscribed (Hebrew) in openwork with "These candles are sacred" (from early medieval Jewish prayer for Hanukkah). Arch supported on shoulders of two Maccabean figures. Removable candleholders and servant light all positioned in front, atop an elongated brass bar.
Height: 14 cm. Width: 25 cm. Blemish to one figure.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp portraying soldiers of the Israeli Army's Paratrooper Brigade in the battle for the Old City of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War. Israel, 1967.
Brass, cast; applied verdigris patina.
Cast plaque bearing depiction of an armed column of Israeli soldiers (belonging to the Paratroopers Brigade) in battle – wearing helmets and ammunition vests – in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. The row of candleholders, including the servant light, is positioned on top of the plaque. Place and date inscribed on back (English): "Israel 1967."
Height: 14.5 cm. Width: 18 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast; applied verdigris patina.
Cast plaque bearing depiction of an armed column of Israeli soldiers (belonging to the Paratroopers Brigade) in battle – wearing helmets and ammunition vests – in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. The row of candleholders, including the servant light, is positioned on top of the plaque. Place and date inscribed on back (English): "Israel 1967."
Height: 14.5 cm. Width: 18 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: Unsold
Hanukkah lamp in form of a map of Israel (including all territories captured in 1967). Israel, 1979.
White metal, cast and engraved; bullet cartridges; paint.
A singularly unique Hanukkah lamp, apparently custom-made and privately commissioned.
Hanukkah lamp designed in form of a flat map of Israel, including all territories captured in the Six-Day War of 1967 (i.e., the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria, and the Golan Heights). The Sea of Galilee and other bodies of water appear as openwork gaps. The item bears a dedicatory inscription (Hebrew, on surface of map, over area of Negev and Sinai) to the Chief Officer of the IDF's Intelligence Branch (with the rank of Brigadier General); the Hanukkah lamp was presented to him as a farewell gift upon his retirement. The candleholders (including the servant light) and the four legs are all made from bullet cartridges. Three emblems – of the IDF, of the Intelligence Branch, and an officer's insignia – are screwed into three of the corners of the work.
30.5X16.5 cm. Height: 2 cm.
White metal, cast and engraved; bullet cartridges; paint.
A singularly unique Hanukkah lamp, apparently custom-made and privately commissioned.
Hanukkah lamp designed in form of a flat map of Israel, including all territories captured in the Six-Day War of 1967 (i.e., the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria, and the Golan Heights). The Sea of Galilee and other bodies of water appear as openwork gaps. The item bears a dedicatory inscription (Hebrew, on surface of map, over area of Negev and Sinai) to the Chief Officer of the IDF's Intelligence Branch (with the rank of Brigadier General); the Hanukkah lamp was presented to him as a farewell gift upon his retirement. The candleholders (including the servant light) and the four legs are all made from bullet cartridges. Three emblems – of the IDF, of the Intelligence Branch, and an officer's insignia – are screwed into three of the corners of the work.
30.5X16.5 cm. Height: 2 cm.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Sold for: Unsold
Three Hanukkah lamps made from bullet cartridges presented as gifts to military personnel. Israel, [second half of 20th century].
Bullet and shell cartridges; brass, turned, pierced and soldered.
1. Large Hanukkah lamp. Candleholders, including servant light, made from bullet cartridges screwed into a 75-mm shell cartridge, itself supported on two additional bullet cartridges. Emblem of IDF soldered onto servant light. On front, plaque with (English) inscription "I.A.C.E. [International Air Cadet Exchange?] 1970, Israel Air Force." Emblem of Israel Air Force, and Star of David on metal plaque soldered or glued onto shell cartridge. Height: 19 cm. Width: 27.5 cm.
2. Large Hanukkah lamp. Candleholders, including servant light – incrementally ascending in height from left to right – made from bullet cartridges screwed into horizontal shell cartridge, itself supported on additional vertical shell cartridge. Height: 24 cm. Width: 32 cm.
3. Small Hanukkah lamp. Candleholders, including servant light, made from bullet cartridges soldered onto a 40-mm cartridge, itself supported on two additional bullet cartridges. Soldered onto the front are the emblem of the IDF, the "Paratrooper Wings" (insignia of the Paratroopers Brigade), and an officer's insignia. Soldered onto the opening of the 40-mm cartridge is a disk bearing the image of a fox, emblem of the IDF's Southern Command. Height: 10 cm. Width: 17 cm.
Bullet and shell cartridges; brass, turned, pierced and soldered.
1. Large Hanukkah lamp. Candleholders, including servant light, made from bullet cartridges screwed into a 75-mm shell cartridge, itself supported on two additional bullet cartridges. Emblem of IDF soldered onto servant light. On front, plaque with (English) inscription "I.A.C.E. [International Air Cadet Exchange?] 1970, Israel Air Force." Emblem of Israel Air Force, and Star of David on metal plaque soldered or glued onto shell cartridge. Height: 19 cm. Width: 27.5 cm.
2. Large Hanukkah lamp. Candleholders, including servant light – incrementally ascending in height from left to right – made from bullet cartridges screwed into horizontal shell cartridge, itself supported on additional vertical shell cartridge. Height: 24 cm. Width: 32 cm.
3. Small Hanukkah lamp. Candleholders, including servant light, made from bullet cartridges soldered onto a 40-mm cartridge, itself supported on two additional bullet cartridges. Soldered onto the front are the emblem of the IDF, the "Paratrooper Wings" (insignia of the Paratroopers Brigade), and an officer's insignia. Soldered onto the opening of the 40-mm cartridge is a disk bearing the image of a fox, emblem of the IDF's Southern Command. Height: 10 cm. Width: 17 cm.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue Value