Bidspirit auction | Hanukkah Lamp created by Hermann

Hanukkah Lamp created by Hermann Südfeld – Vienna, ca. 1900 - Hanukkah lamp. Vienna, [late 19th or early 20th century]. Silver, cast, repoussé, and stamped (marked with Austro-Hungarian fineness marks in use from 1886; and with maker’s mark: ”HS” = Hermann Südfeld). Back plate adorned with vegetal patterns. Architectonic design, with the Two Tablets of the Law (plain, uninscribed) at center, enclosed within a frame of sharp-pointed rays of light. Back plate surmounted by crown. Row of oil fonts (removable) positioned in front. The Jewish silversmith Hermann Südfeld (1835-1915), active in Vienna in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century, created household silver objects (candlesticks, boxes), some in Art Nouveau style. In addition he produced Jewish sacred objects, including Torah ornaments (collections of the Jewish Museum, Prague, and the Bar-David Museum, Kibbutz Bar’am); Hanukkah lamps (with several examples in the Jewish Museum, New York); and a Havdalah spicebox (The Israel Museum Collection). Height: 25 cm. Width: 22 cm. Depth: 6.5 cm. Weight: 500 g. Overall good condition. Minor warping and fractures. Old soldering repairs. Ornament missing from top of back plate (above crown). Missing servant light. Spouts missing from three oil fonts.