Silver sewing case with a seal. [Bingen am Rhein (Germany), 19th century (or earlier?)].
Cast silver, spun and engraved.
A hollow case, thin and long, consisting of four parts (with a spool and a needle case), and decorated with a repetitive geometric pattern. Engraved on the seal at the bottom of the case: "יטכה בת כהרר יוזל מבינגא". A pair of fish is engraved below the inscription.
Height: 8 cm. Good condition. Bends. Some stains. Possibly, a matching thimble is missing.

16 silver pieces of jewelry. Yemen and Eretz Israel, [early 20th century].
The collection is composed of ceremonial and daily pieces of jewelry, city and village ornaments, made in the traditional style of the rich silver-craft produced by Yemenite Jews.
Cast silver, bent, cut, soldered and engraved; filigree and granulation; silver beads and gems.
1. Lazam necklace.
Necklace made of three rectangular plates connected by seven silver-bead chains. The necklace ends with two triangular plates. Three cylindrical amulet holders hang on the rectangular plates with hanging "fox tail" chains ending in "pomegranate" beads. This type of necklace was common among Jews in Yemenite villages, however, in Sanaa, only young girls wore it. Attached to the edges of the necklace are strings for fastening around the neck. Length: 32 cm.
2-6. Five chains with amulet holders.
Chains with various types of amulet holders. Four of silver and the fifth made primarily of blue beads dotted by silver beads. Maximum length: 90 cm.
7. Bridal chain.
Chain of a set of a bridal ornaments from Sanaa. The chain is crafted with balls adorned with patterns of lentils and barley, symbol of fertility. Among them is a cylindrical amulet holder. Length: 60 cm.
8. Chain made of large round silver beads, "berry" beads, bell pendants with a decorative silver ball in the center. Length: Approximately 68 cm.
9. Bracelet similar to the "Maanaka" style necklace.
The bracelet is made of triangles and five chains strung with beads and "berry" beads. Length: 22 cm. Good condition. The string on one side of the bracelet is lacking.
10-16. Two pairs of temple pendants and five pairs of earrings.
A pair of temple pendants made of silver balls. Hanging from the balls are long chains, common in Yemenite villages and a pair of loop-styled temple pendants, adorned with granulation. Four pairs of loop-styled earrings and one made of filigree plates from which beads and small plates hang. Length: 4 to 16 cm.
Enclosed: a cylindrical amulet holder made of tin, silver and adorned with filigree. Length: 9.5 cm. Poor condition. Damaged and dented.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Dents. Few lacking parts.
Literature:
1. The Artcraft of Yemenite Jews, by Mordechai Narkis. Published by the Society of Friends of the Jewish National Museum Bezalel, 1941.
2. Garments with a Message, by Aviva Muller-Lancet. Published by Yad Ben Zvi and the Hebrew University, 2010.
3. The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture. By Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper. Published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2000.
4. In All Their Finery, Jews from the Jewish World, edited by Alia Ben-Ami. Published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2002.

Upright Chanukah lamp. [Germany or Holland, first decades of 20th century].
Cast and spun brass.
The lamp's branches are set in bases designed as clenched fists and decorated with alternating knobs and flowers. Round, dome-shaped base, supported by three dolphins with upturned tails. The central branch is topped by a ball and a Star of David.
Height: 56 cm. Width: approx. 43 cm. Good condition. Corrosion. Bends. Slight defects. One oil font is different in color, apparently replacing a lost oil font.
Literature: Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from the Jewish Museum, A Catalogue Raisonné by Susan L. Brunstein, New-Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 263.