Extremely Rare Silver Hanukkah Menorah, Poland, Ca 1880 From The Estate Of The Late Gitta Sherover Start Price USD 9,500.00 Current Price USD 9,500.00 Time Left 5 days 20 hours 25 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 End Time Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Location Netanya See more about 'Extremely Rare Silver Hanukkah Menorah, Poland, Ca 1880' Description Pasarel Mouse Over the Images Below to Enlarge The pictures do not do justice to this magnificent item.   Gitta Sherover's Rare & Important Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, Poland, 19th -20th Century, Judaica A Gitta Sherover's estate extremely rare and important silver (NOT silver plated) Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Poland, late 19th - early 20th century, Judaica.Magnificent upright lamp (21.5in high!) on a hexagonal base, chased with foliage and ribbon decorations.Corinthian column shaped central cylindrical staff with 8 branches, alternating with twelvefoils, have alternating flowers and knobs ("Kaftor Vaferach").At top, a horizontal band mounted with hinged lidded oil fonts.Topped by a beautiful highly detailed biblical sculptured finial of Judith holding the head of Holofernes in her hands.The lamp has been polished lately but there's still some dirt in corners.The hinges in the oil fonts are very delicate and we repaired four of them.Judith holding the head of Holofernes appears on many Hanukkah lamps.According to the Apocrypha, the widow Judith went to the camp of the enemy besieging Bethulia and beheaded the Assyrian general Holofernes.The chronicle was apparently written in the Hasmonean period and served as a source for commentaries and Hanukkah hymns."The History of Jewish Customs" by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena (Ri'am) (1571-1648) was published in Paris in 1637, at the behest of James I.In the book he states that Judith was descended from the Hasmoneans and is therefore associated with Hanukkah.Among the Jews of Greece and North Africa, the seventh day of Hanukkah is the "Festival of Maidens" , a custom connected to the Judith story.Lamps similar to our example were created in Frankfurt during the 17th and 18th centuries by numerous artists.Detachable servant light (Shamosh) of the same shape and tiny wick socket as the other oil fonts.Fully marked with Polish silver marks and makers mark "HF" as seen in the pictures.This item is an absolute must for any serious Judaica or silver collector.A superb Jewish, Judaica, Hebrew, Israel item.Highly sought after by collectors.     Measurements : Marks : Height: 21.5in. / 54.61cm.Width: 17.9in. / 45.466cm.Base width: 6.5in. / 16.51cm. Fully marked with Polish silver marks and maker's mark "HF" as seen in the pictures. Weight : Condition : 1670gr. / 53.692oz. Very good, the lamp has been polished lately but there's still some dirt in corners. The hinges in the oil fonts are very delicate and we repaired four of them. Contact Us : We are happy to provide fast customer service over email, phone, or fax. Email us 24 hours a day: sender@isdn.net.il Or click the "Ask Seller A Question" link at the top of this page. For full contact information please click here Our number: 0100-6515 If you are the winning bidder, click below to check out: We accept payment by PayPal, Bank to Bank Wire Transfer and direct credit card payments through our online secured server. Payment should be received within three working days from purchase. Israeli buyers to pay the current VAT, which is roughly 15.5%. Returns and Refunds: We guarantee the items we sell are as described. 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