Silver Chanukah from the beginning of the 20th century - a nine-branched candlestick

Silver Hanukkah menorah from the early 20th century, created with a base resting on four shaped legs, decorated at the front with two rosettes featuring a circular beaded frame and a central oval tray. Eight candle holders are attached to the edge, and the ninth is inserted into a side socket. In the central relief of the façade, it is visible that the main part depicts a procession of marching figures dressed in tunics, raising lamps, trumpets, and scrolls. A hook for wall hanging is welded to the back. In our opinion, the lamp dates from around 1920, even though it bears Russian marks from 1884 in Saint Petersburg.

The Chanukkiyah or Hanukkiah is a nine-branched menorah (eight branches plus the central one that lights the others) used for lighting lamps (more often candles) each evening during the celebration of Hanukkah. Lighting this menorah in every family symbolically expresses the eternity and vitality of Judaism in its fidelity to the Law.

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