![Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century].
Cast brass.
Openwork back plate with large openings and stylized arches, border](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/277_1.jpg "Brass Hanukkah Lamp – Italy, 19th Century")
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Cast brass.
Openwork back plate with large openings and stylized arches, border](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/277_2.jpg "Brass Hanukkah Lamp – Italy, 19th Century")
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Brass Hanukkah Lamp – Italy, 19th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century].
Cast brass.
Openwork back plate with large openings and stylized arches, bordered on either side with tall architectonic columns. At center, an additional column-shaped ornament, with the servant light attached just above it, and a fleur-de-lis beneath it. Row of oil fonts, with long, pinched, pointed spouts for the wicks, is attached to the base with protruding pins.
Height: 27 cm. Width: 28.5 cm. Depth: 8.5 cm. Good condition. Pins attaching row of oil fonts and servant light to lamp not original. Servant light may also not be original.
For comparison, see: Mordechai Narkiss, The Hanukkah Lamp, Bnei Bezalel, Jerusalem, 1939 (Hebrew with English summary), Item No. 133.
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