Lot 383
Hanukkah Lamp Made in Posen - Germany
Hanukkah lamp Made in Posen. Germany, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver (marked: Posen 800), cast and embossed.
Upright lamp. The branches are partly wrapped in foliage-like decorations. The central column and the base are decorated with rocailles and acanthus leaves. At the top of the central column is a large decoration in the form of interlaced leaves. The oil fonts are shaped as stylized goblets placed on leaf-shaped discs. Each oil font holds a narrow cylinder for the wick. The shamash (removable) at the top of the central column bulges frontwards.
Length: 37 cm, width: 30 cm. Good overall condition. Five detached oil fonts (defective screwing mechanisms; one is missing a screw); four detached discs.
