Modern Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by Yaacov Greenvurcel

Hanukkah lamp menorah made in Israel, circa 1950s. Signed on the bottom Dayagi. Green patina overlay in the front with a bold Star of David. A detailed scene of the spices on the way...

Cast enameled brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, Israel, circa 1950. In a form of nine Maccabees holding the candles, the Servant light (Shamash) with ...

Handcut strips of silver that have been bent into curvilinear shapes, with semicircle of candle-sockets, complete with drip-pans. A cast-made pair of birds, appearing to be ducks or geese, flank the servant light, while at top as the finial, a large casting of a hen or rooster. While this overall form of lamp is known as hailing from Iraq, we cannot locate any other Iraqi lamps featuring the animals displayed on our example. Birds such as peacocks were widely used in Iraqi and other Middle-Eastern and North African Chanukah lamps, however the usage of the animals featured on our lamp likely have more to do with the surrounding Islamic culture than revealing any meaning in Judaism, which is typical overall for many motifs found on Jewish ritual...

This elegant pair of brass Hanukkah menorahs, produced in 1950 by Oppenheim in Israel, exemplifies the high-quality craftsmanship characteristic of mid-20th-century Judaica. Designed...