Moshe Oved, memorial-menorah for the holocaust victims. Bronze casting, signed on the base. Six arms [in memory of the six million] on a base shaped as a Torah scroll, with a large bird covering them with its wings.
Moshe Oved (1885-1958), writer, sculptor and Jewish artist native of Skepe, Poland. Immigrated to London in 1903 and opened a jewelry shop. Started to create sculptures after World War II. For additional details, see: Encyclopedia Judaica, volume 12, pp 1528-1529; Lexikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur 6, New York, 1965, pp 570571. Height: 12 cm, width: 17 cm, depth: 10 cm. Very good condition.