Upright Hanukkah lamp with collapsible arms. Germany or Holland, 19th-20th century.
Central post (a flame-shaped decoration at its tip) includes 9 arms decorated with buttons and flower-buds, eight arms standing facing each other and the ninth, for use as the Shamash, extends in front. The base is decorated with animals and a Menorah, and stands on three fish-shaped legs. Height: 48cm, maximum width: 52cm. Good condition; some of the arms are a little bent. For a similar Hanukkah lamp see "Five centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from the Jewish Museum collection," Yale University Press, 2004, item no. 279.