Hanukkah lamp. Morocco [early decades of the 20th century].
Brass, cast and punched; chased.
Large Hanukkah lamp, with architectonically-shaped openwork back plate: a large arch surmounted by a smaller arch, in turn surmounted by a clover-like ornament. Framed by the arches is a symmetrical pattern of tendrils sprouting leaves and branches, produced through a combination of chasing, done by hand, and punched openwork creating small “windows.” At the center of the lower arch of the back plate is a large Star of David, with the servant light protruding outward from its middle. The row of oil fonts is attached to the bottom of the back plate with large bolts secured at their tips with nuts.

Height: 34.5 cm. Maximal width: 24.5 cm. Overall good condition. Open fracture to ornament surmounting back plate.

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