Hanukkah lamp. [Palestine?, first half of 20th century?].
Copper sheet, sawed; brass sheet, repoussé, punched, sawed, and cut.
Back plate and side panels made from a single shaped piece of sheet brass, punched with vegetal and geometric patterns, mounted with rivets onto a thick, reddish piece of copper sheet. Openwork patterns sawed through brass sheet include entwined branches and hunting scenes (a lion chasing a gazelle on the back plate, and additional lions and gazelles on the side panels). At the upper edge of the back plate is a cutout pattern consisting of a winding branch and a pair of birds, and this pattern is surmounted by an ornament in the shape of a “hamsa” (hand), to which a suspension ring is attached. The row of oil fonts, with pinched, pointed spouts for the wicks, is supported and positioned on top of a flat-topped, conical base fastened to the drip pan underneath it. The removable servant light is inserted into a dedicated slot at the front of the back plate.

Height: 28 cm. Width: 22 cm. Minor blemishes. Minor fractures to openwork patterns, and small segments missing. Old soldering repairs.

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