Chanukah lamp. [Probably Europe, 20th century].

Silver, embossed, repoussé, pierced and cut (with false maker's mark of M. Mayer and hallmark of Vienna, dated 1858).

Large silver Chanukah lamp, in a design widespread in 19th-century Austro-Hungary. The back side is decorated with a large medallion surrounded by vegetal patterns and geometrical lattice decorations, topped by a large crown. Other sides decorated with matching pattern. Removable row of oil fonts and saw-like drip pan.

Height: 29 cm. Width: 28.5 cm, depth: 7.5 cm. Good condition. Lacking servant light.

Provenance:

1. Oscar and Regina Gruss, New York.

2. Heirs of the above.

Hanukkah lamp. Morocco, [ca. 1940s].

Silver, cut, pierced and engraved (marked with Moroccan fineness marks, in use from October 1925); chased; marble.

Unique and ornate Hanukkah lamp. Designed as an architectural arch resting on a pair of columns, with a wide rectangular silver base mounted on a dark marble base. The arch bears the inscription “Besiman Tov” in cut-out letters, flanked by two flags and a Star of David, also rendered in silver cut-out work.

Behind the arch is a curved backplate with symmetrical vegetal motifs and a Star of David at the top. A cylindrical rod is affixed to the backplate, topped with a goblet-shaped ornament, from which spiral silver wires extend to hold the oil fonts, the servant light, and a plaque shaped in the form of the Tablets of the Law, with a Star of David. The rod is secured with a screw and nut, reinforced with a 1937 French 10-centime coin.

Height: 24.5 cm, width: 26 cm, depth: 10 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. One flag ornament partly broken (missing rod).

Hanukkah lamp. Morocco, presumably Fez, [first decades of the 20th century].

Brass sheet, cut, pierced and engraved.

Large Hanukkah lamp with pointed arched backplate, symmetrically decorated with vegetal motifs and a pair of birds flanking the servant light. Floral ornament at top serves as hanging device. Matching side panels, decorated with matching designs featuring birds carrying flower-like ornaments. A row of rectangular oil fonts with pinched spouts affixed at bottom.

Height: 45 cm, width: 25 cm, depth: 5.5 cm. Overall good condition. Servant light and row of fonts affixed with old solder.

For comparison, see: Chaya Benjamin, North African Lights, Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Shculmann Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2002), p. 50, item 21.

Hanukkah lamp by Dov Brunstein. Tel Aviv, [late 1930s or early 1940s]. Marked: "תוצרת הארץ / דב ברונשטין / יפו תל אביב", "Palestine".

Olive wood, etched and impressed; brass (silver-plated), repoussé and engraved.

Upright Hanukkah lamp by Dov Brunstein, artisan known for creating Art Deco-style Hanukkah lamps in Palestine. Upper part of olive wood, decorated (etching and impressing) with an illustration of Rachel’s Tomb, the emblem of the Union for Local production, and inscriptions: "Bethlehem, Rachel’s Tomb" and "Made in Eretz Israel" (Hebrew and English). Mounted on a tall stem with a round base adorned with a Star of David.

Height: 23 cm. Width: 18.5 cm. Overall good condition. Silver plating faded. Crack along stem. Minor blemishes, cracks and wear to wood.

Hanukkah lamp designed by Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert (1900-1981). Jerusalem, [ca. 1940s]. Marked on the base: "Wolpert" (in a rectangular frame) and "Jerusalem".

Brass, repoussé, cut and soldered.

Minimalist Hanukkah lamp, composed of a rectangular brass plate, bent into the shape of the Hebrew letter "resh", serving as the base. The row of oil fonts is designed as round cups with small soldered spouts for the wicks. The fonts are secured with screws to a long rectangular brass strip, raised on six bent legs. At the end stands the servant light (removable), of similar design but fitted with a small handle. Two small suspension hooks affixed to the back.

Height: 6.5 cm. Width: 31 cm. Depth: 4.5 cm. Good overall condition. Minor corrosion. Slight bends. Bend to servant light.