19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century. The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks. This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...

The backplate is cast and featuring two birds in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Schola...

The hanging back-walled Hanukkah Lamp is made of brass and consists of a row of oil containers, a back and sides wall, and a hanger. A row of eight rectangular spouted oil containers is attached to the back and side walls. The pointed arch openwork back wall is flanked by two hand shaped (Hamsa) finials and is divided into two parts. The rectangular lower part is composed of a row of eight architectural arches in Islamic gate (Michreb) design. The triangular upper part bears a floral decoration. The side walls are composed of an Islamic arch...

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Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) brass 7 arm menorah on round shaped base.