Bidspirit auction | Synagogue Menorah - Italy, 17th\18th


Synagogue Menorah - Italy, 17th\18th Century - Large 7 arm wooden Menorah, impressive and large which served as a synagogue Menorah during the late 18th\early 18th century.  The Menorah is designed in the Baroque style. The arms on the upper part are 'wrapped' with gilt stems, the center of the Menorah is in a pattern of Acanthus leaves, and an also gilded flower on the bottom. Height: 71 cm. Width: 58 cm. Base width: 25 cm. Good general condition, several peelings and cracks, age marks, apparently the Menorah went through a disinfection and preservation process, however there are small holes created prior to the preservation process. A historical item depicting a period of Italy's glorious Jewry.