Silver Chanukah lamp, made by the silversmith Antoni Riedel. Warsaw, 1886.
Silver (marked with marks of silversmith "A. Riedel" and his workshop, "O.C / 1886" [assayer Osip (Josef) Sosnkowski], "84" and a double-headed eagle), repoussé, die-stamped and cast; appliqué.
Backplate framed by rocailles, flowers and leaves, surmounted by a pair of birds supporting a crown. In center of backplate, a wide vase brimming with bunches of grapes, with a bird perched on them. Two palm trees flanked by a pair of langued heraldic lions stand at the back of the festooned balcony containing the oil fonts.
The lamp rests on four stylized feet. The removable servant light is affixed to the top right of backplate, with an oil jug (also removable) on top left.
A very similar Chanukah lamp, also by Antoni Riedel, is held in the Jewish Museum in London. See: Susan L. Braunstein, Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from The Jewish Museum (New York: The Jewish Museum / New Haven and London: Yale University, 2004), no. 356, p. 282.
Height: 26 cm. Maximum width: 23 cm. Good condition. Minor bends. Minor breaks. Some font covers replaced.