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.