Memory-plate for synagogue in shape of a domed pendant. Brass set with silver and copper (Damascened craftsmanship), 1915.
Decorated with many vegetal and leaves-shaped decorations; upper and lower parts are also decorated with fish.
Hebrew dedication: "Dedication to the Lord in memory of the young man who died before his time, Ovadiah, son of Yom Tov Bokai, may he rest in Eden, who passed away on November 22, 1915, may his soul be bound up in the bond of life".
Height: 29 cm, width: 23.5 cm. Good condition.

Copper plate with etched decorations. Kiev, 1884.
The borders of the plate are decorated with slits. In the center appears a square frame, four round protrusions at the corners, decorated by etching with different geometric designs (and a few vegetal designs).
In the center are seen Mordechai riding a horse, Hamman holding the reins and two trees. Above and under the illustration appears the writing: "This will be done to the man / whom the King wishes to honor". The date "Kiev 1884" appears on the bottom of the plate.
Diameter: 29 cm. Good condition. Corrosion and oxidation marks. Scratches and stains mainly on the back.

Silver plated metal dish to serve sugar. Warsaw-Lithuania, the 20th century.
Elliptic dish with two Art-Nouveau style handles. A round handle on the lid decorated with leaves and ribbon-like decorations. The dish itself is also decorated with ribbon-like designs, gold-plated. The dish stands on four round balls and on its bottom a Warsaw manufacturer's mark "17 B.Henneberg, Warszawa 2420".
An inscription in Yiddish on the lid: "Gift for Rachel the bride of the day of her departure for Eretz Yisrael, from the groom's grandmother", dated: Grodno, 1926.
Height: 11.5 cm. Maximum width: 19 cm. Good condition.

"From Slavery to Freedom", ceramic Pesach Plate, the 1940's

Hanukah lamp made of dark stone. Yemen.
Eight flower-shaped branches (eight-petal flowers). A small pinhole to the inner side of the branches to let oil flow from the branches and the Shamash, the Shamash in the center of the flower, with a high, round protrusion.
Engraved decorations (geometrical and vegetal designs) on the bottom of the lamp and its outer sides. [See also in Pri Chadash book, Hanukah rituals, number 671, that if candles are separated, you can light Hanukah candles in a circle].
Width: 21 cm, hight: 3.5 cm. Fair condition. Breakage with omissions to upper part of one of the branches and to lower part of another branch. Decorations are blurred.
See: Jewish life in art and tradition, Heichal Shlomo publishing, Jerusalem, 1980, page 163.