SILVER HANUKAH LAMP (Channukkiah)

SILVER HANUKAH LAMP (or, Channukkiah)
Circa : 1780 - 1820's, German states
Marks : Crowned "B", "13"
Height 6" x 6" x 3"
Weight : 8 troy ounces

Repousse hammered sheet silver backplate depicts two rampant lions flanking a crowned tree-of-life menorah;
Servant light is cast silver, in form of a tiny lion rampant
bearing a torch holder.
Hinged cover ovens above eight fonts;
Four applied cast animal paw feet.
Condition : As found -- typical condition defects including losses to left thre orbs of crown and tip of leftmost oil font

An extremely similar channukkiah 7-1/2" long, missing the servant light, from the collection of the late Benjamin and Cora Ginsburg, sold at auction in 2003 for $12,650.00.

# HRS .............................................SOLD