Auction 49b
Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Jan 20, 2016
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 559:
Two Memorial Lamps – Silver and Brass – Morocco
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Sold for: $4,400
Start price:
$
500
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Two Memorial Lamps – Silver and Brass – Morocco
Two Shabbat and Memorial lamps (“Kandil”). 1. Mogador, [early 20th century]. Cut and engraved silver. Backplate is decorated with vegetal patterns; topped with a pair of chickens. Length: 26 cm, width: 14.5 cm. Side plates and the base are partly detached (lacking brackets). Silver plate, at base, is slightly broken. 2. Morocco, [late 19th / early 20th century]. Cut brass, hammered and embossed. Backplate is decorated with a bird cut out of a brass plate. Embossed geometric and vegetal patterns. Length: 30 cm., max. width: 14.5 cm. Good condition. Some damages. See: Jewish Life in Morocco, Aviva Müller-Lancet (editor). The Israel Museum, 1983 (2nd edition), p. 45, no. 51-52.
