Silver Hanukkiah (Menorah) oil lamp with lions.

£4,500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A magnificent example of a 19th-century German silver Hanukkah oil lamp, in very good condition, missing the detachable Shamash, as is often the case with Hanukkiot of that period. 750 silver (stamp to centre lower back), of typical form with festooned gallery mounted with eight lion-shaped oil containers behind a chained fence, held in place with screws (some reinforced by old glue), floral decorations blind-tooled to the backplate, ornamental feet, hook to the backplate verso for wall mounting; no Shamash (servant light); dimensions: W26 x H22 x D9 cm.

• Binding: Hardcover

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