Large Silver Synagogue Memorial Lamp – Morocco, 1938 – Decorated in Art Deco Style

Suspended memorial lamp for synagogue. Morocco, 5698 [1938].

Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved (marked with Moroccan f

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Large Silver Synagogue Memorial Lamp – Morocco, 1938 – Decorated in Art Deco Style

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Jan 27, 2026

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Large Silver Synagogue Memorial Lamp – Morocco, 1938 – Decorated in Art Deco Style

Opening: $800

Sold for: $11,875

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Suspended memorial lamp for synagogue. Morocco, 5698 [1938].

Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved (marked with Moroccan fineness mark, in use beginning October 1925).

Large memorial lamp for hanging in a synagogue, consisting of three main parts:

1. An upper segment, surmounted by a suspension ring.

2. A broad central ring with a pierced dedicatory inscription.

3. A slightly concave base segment, meant to support the glass oil cup (glass cup missing).

Five large silver ornaments – geometrically patterned in Art Deco style – are attached with rivets to the upper ring and to the base. Five thick chains composed of large silver links are suspended from the upper segment and connect it to the tops of the Art Deco ornaments. A dedicatory inscription (Hebrew) is pierced onto the central ring: "Lamp dedicated to… David HaKohen who passed away on the 24th of Nisan 5698 … [1938], may his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life" (the Hebrew abbreviation for "may his soul…" is engraved and not pierced).

The upper segment and base segment are also pierced with matching geometric patterns.

Height: Approx. 100 cm. Maximal width: 29 cm. Good condition. Missing glass cup.

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