Auction 61 - Rare and Important Items

Large Menorah with Decorations of Lions and a Star of David - "Made in Austria"

Opening: $2,000
Unsold
Massive, upright menorah. [Poland or Austria, late 19th or early 20th century].
Cast brass, etched and sawn. Marked (on the bottom of one leg): "Made in Austria".
The menorah has a round, graded base placed on a square and stylized support with four short legs. Above the base is a round disc decorated with circles and triangles, above which is a flattened ball shape. Two branches rise from the ball, connected by a Star-of-David-shaped decoration. The two branches are entwined at the top and from them extend additional entwined branches, between which are two lions facing each other, their tongues extended. The oil fonts are inserted in shallow plates.
Height: 63 cm. Width: 56 cm. Good condition. Corrosion. Stains. Bends. One of the side branches is bent inwards.