TWO BRASS HANUKKAH LAMPS Both Bezalel School, Jerusalem, early 20th century.

BRASS HANUKKAH LAMP India, ca. 1900

A: Architectural back wall, depicting embossed columns and arched top with hook. At center, two winged lions flank depiction of Temple Menorah; three Judean coins are also depicted. “Bezalel Jerusalem” and appropriate Hebrew Hanukkah inscriptions. Removable oil row sits in galleried base. H: 214mm. Oil row cracked; later. No servant light or miniature pitcher. B: Triangular backplate, ornamented with arched row, embossed flower, with Hebrew embossed inscription refering to Hanukkah lights, and “Bezalel, Jerusalem.” The eight oval oil troughs with wick guides sit on the bow fronted base. Hook at top back. H: 201mm. No servant light.

For a somewhat related 20th-century example made of wood, see Israel Musem Catalogue, The Jews of India (1985) p. 84.