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Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Book Binding by Yaakov Ettlinger
Located in New York, NY
Tanach (Five Books Of Moses) with silver binding, handmade with dedication handwritten and signed by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.
With the fiv...
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Vintage 1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Indian Brass Shabbat Hanging Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass Shabbat lamp, India, early 20th century.
A circular Shabbat lamp, with seven spaces for hanging small oil cups. The lamp is suspended with three rod...
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Early 20th Century Indian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handcut strips of silver that have been bent into curvilinear shapes, with semicircle of candle-sockets, complete with drip-pans. A cast-made pair of birds, appearing to be ducks or geese, flank the servant light, while at top as the finial, a large casting of a hen or rooster.
While this overall form of lamp is known as hailing from Iraq, we cannot locate any other Iraqi lamps featuring the animals displayed on our example. Birds such as peacocks were widely used in Iraqi and other Middle-Eastern and North African Chanukah lamps, however the usage of the animals featured on our lamp likely have more to do with the surrounding Islamic culture than revealing any meaning in Judaism, which is typical overall for many motifs found on Jewish ritual...
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Antique Late 19th Century Iraqi Religious Items
Materials
Silver
19th Century Afghan Silver Shabbat Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silver Sabbath oil lamp, Afghanistan, late 19th century.
Featuring a rimmed bowl elevated on a paneled stem, with larger drip pan below, resting on three feet. Extended piece of han...
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Antique Late 19th Century Afghan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
