Early 18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
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Cut, pierced, and repoussé brass sheet Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, The Netherlands, circa 1800. Backplate in the form of pointed arch, in its center a convex in the form of an upside-down heart surrendered by leaves and circles, on the plate margins are fifteen convex balls. A row of oil fonts is hung on the back plate, beneath it a catch basin for dripping oil decorated in the front with convex circles.
For identical example see: Benjamin, Chaya, North African Lights, Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Schulman Collection in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2003, English / Hebrew.
