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.