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.