Judaica From The Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch- Final Part and Other Collections
Lot 23171:
The balustrade backplate with pattern of openwork wheels and triangles, with trefoir borders. Narrow tower side panels with elongated arched windows. Fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. A figure stands on right panel ledge, holding the servant light.
The lamp is in the Dinanderie style, with Gothic and Renaissance motifs. The six-spoked wheel was the emblem of Mainz and Speyer.
Height: 18 cm
Length: 33 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Condition: Good
Literature: For an identical lamp and history of this type, see “The Stieglitz Collection”, by Ch. Benjamin, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 151, no. 116
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