LOT 233:
Chanukah Menorah - Lions. Late Casting Work. Israel, 20th Century
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Chanukah Menorah - Lions. Late Casting Work. Israel, 20th Century
Chanukah menorah with lion-shaped vessels, copy of a menorah which was made in Germany in the 19th century. Israel, 20th Century.
Eight arches on the base of the wall with a pair of lions on top holding the Decalogue and a Torah crown atop. An oil jug is on the upper right, and a vessel for the shamash is on the left. The vessels are shaped like kneeling lions with narrow pipes for the wicks. There are also kneeling lions on either side of the line of vessels.
Late casting work per the 19th-century German model.
Length: 33 cm. Height: 29 cm. Very fine condition. Residue of lamp-oil.