Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp by David Heinz Gumbel

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Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp by David Heinz Gumbel

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Hanukkah lamp created by David Heinz Gumbel, Israel, circa 1960. Sterling silver, bent. Signed: "Jerusalem", "G" (Hebrew). Fine silver branches, designed as a Menorah, standing on three legs spread outwards. See: Forging Ahead: Wolpert and Gumbel, Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age (curator: Sharon Weiser-Ferguson), the Israel Museum, 2012, p.111 (photographed). Also photographed on back cover. David Heinz Gumbel (given name was Detlev Heinz). He was born in Sinsheim, Germany to a secular family among the pioneers of the local silversmith industry. In 1918, the Gumbels relocated to Heilbronn where David worked as an apprentice in the "Bruckmann & Sons" factory, becoming a certified steel engraver. In the late 1920s, Gumbel studied to be a silversmith at the school of applied arts in Berlin at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Following his studies, Gumbel was employed at workshops in Düsseldorf and Stockholm, as well as in the family factory in Heilbronn. It was there that Gumbel began to design handmade silver pieces in the modern style. Simultaneously, he produced Jewish ritual objects like a Chanukah menorah or candlesticks. Gumbel utilized polished silver and other materials, such as ivory, in his works. In 1936, Gumbel left Germany for Land of Israel, joining the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design as a teacher and the administrator of the metal department, alongside Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert. Once in the Land of Israel, Gumbel began to work with typography, ostensibly as a result of Wolpert's influence. Despite Gumbel's modern approach to design, he continued to work with and teach the traditional methods of manual manufacturing, such as repoussé. In the early 1940s, he opened an independent workshop where he produced metal works and Judaica pieces in said silversmith techniques. Gumbel retired from his work at Bezalel in 1955. In his will Gumbel left the continuation of his creation to the artist Malka Cohavi, his assistant and teacher at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Some of his most notable works: Candlestick of three arms (1930), Silver pouch for Declaration of Independence scroll (1949), Mezuzah case (1960), Etrog box (1975), Mezuza for the Supreme Court (1992), Early Modern Era silver Hanukkah Lamp (1950) and more. Every item in Menorah Galleries is accompanied by a Lifetime "Certificate of Authenticity" and additional documentation and information regarding the individual artifact and its culture.

Dimensions:
Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 5.91 in (15 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Israel
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1960
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5281221251242

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