Chanukah lamp. [Eastern Europe, probably Poland, late 18th or early 19th century].

Silver, cast, pierced and engraved (unmarked); brass and silver nails.

Back side with cast and pierced decorations, designed as guilloches and vegetal patterns, with a pair of pillars topped by crowned birds of prey, with another pair of birds standing on the top decoration. Two side illustrations topped by candlesticks decorated with matching vegetal patterns, seahorses and the heads of broad-necked birds. A rectangular drip pan with a lid is divided into eight rectangular compartments, each with a silver spout with mouth and tube for wicks. Stands on five legs stylized as paws. Ring and chain for hanging on verso of backplate.

Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 23 cm, depth: 9 cm. Overall good condition. Light tears to some decorations. One leg may be missing. Lid of drip pan and candlesticks may have been replaced over the years.

Provenance:

1. Oscar and Regina Gruss, New York.

2. Heirs of the above.