Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century or earlier].

Cast brass.

Backplate decorated with scrollwork, a pair of centaurs blowing horns, urns, and crescent-shaped masks. At the top stands the figure of Judith brandishing a sword. A row of elongated, pinched oil fonts affixed at front. servant light missing.

Italian Hanukkah lamps featuring the figure of Judith exist in several design variations; the present model is among the less common types.

Height: 19.5 cm. Width: 21 cm, depth: 5.5 cm. Overall good condition.

Hanukkah lamp. [Italy, 19th century].

Brass, cast; wood.

Wall-mounted Hanukkah lamp, composed of a wooden backplate fitted with a cast brass panel, decorated with a large arch supported by two columns topped with urns, a large ornament in the form of a seven-branched menorah, and an additional ornament depicting a hand pouring oil from a jug. Round, bowl-shaped oil fonts affixed to the ends of hooked arms near the base; matching servant light.

Height: 29.5 cm. Width: 27 cm. Good condition. Minor stains.

Hanukkah lamp. [Poland, 19th century or earlier].

Brass, cast and engraved.

A large and heavy Hanukkah lamp, designed in the form of a synagogue facade. The back plate is adorned with brick-like patterns and features architectural openings representing a door with a transom above, flanked by windows and columns supporting a balcony. Above the balcony is a row of arched windows topped by a sloped tiled roof with two chimneys, on which perch two birds supporting a vase. The side panels are shaped as upright lions, each holding a candle holder on the tip of its tail. The lamp stands on four legs shaped as entwined branches. A grille is affixed in front of the oil fonts and at the base of the side and rear panels, secured to the lamp with bird-shaped screws.

Height: 30 cm. Maximum width: 31.5 cm. Maximum depth: 16.5 cm. Good overall condition.

For comparison, see: Mordechai Narkiss, The Hanukkah Lamp, 1939, p. 41, no. 88; the Stieglitz Collection, Israel Museum, no. 154.

Hanukkah lamp. [Presumably Poland, 1920s-1930s].

Silver, cast, repoussé and stamped (marked with Polish fineness marks, in use from 1920).

A unique Hanukkah lamp, featuring a large peacock with a fanned tail, positioned behind a row of urn-shaped oil fonts. The peacock and fonts are set on a base with a scalloped front, supported by four legs.

Peacock ornaments appeared on Austro-Hungarian Hanukkah lamps from the 19th century, in several design variations. In most examples, the peacock is set within an architectural framework; in contrast, the present model – with the set peacock as a freestanding element – is far rarer. An identical lamp is preserved in the collection of the Jewish Museum in Prague (JMP 009.802), Vienna, 1860-1866. Other known lamps of this type were also produced in Vienna. Based on its silver marks, the present lamp is attributed to Poland.

Height: 21.5 cm. Width: 34 cm, depth: approx. 11 cm. Good condition. servant light missing.