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Large, Bulky Hanukkah Lamp in shape of Tree, with Statuette of Horses – Warsaw, Ca. 1900

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Erect Hanukkah lamp, [probably Warsaw, Poland, late 19th or early 20th century].
Brass, cast and turned (marked on bottom with "Jürst" (?) and mark in form of double-headed eagle); silver-coated.
Large, bulky Hanukkah lamp. Central shafts in form of a tree with two trunks, from which twisted branches of various thicknesses branch out; these branches support the candle sockets and servant light socket. The foliage consists of delicate deciduous leaves.
Broad, round base in form of a mound of earth with flowers and grass. Upon the mound are large statuettes of a mare and foal. Base supported on three elegantly fashioned legs.

Height: 40 cm. Width: 31 cm. Depth: 23 cm. Good condition. Minor warping. Foal statuette detached.
Hanukkah and Sabbath Lamps
Hanukkah and Sabbath Lamps