Bidspirit auction | Upright Silver Hanukkah Menorah –

Upright Silver Hanukkah Menorah – Denmark, 18th Century Upright Silver Hanukkah Menorah, signed, made by George Wiesel. Copenhagen, 18th Century Upright menorah, with an oval base. The menorah reeds are arranged in a row of equal height; the wicks are stylish, removable and at the ends of the wicks are rings for holding wicks. The sun is located at the top of a removable reed placed on the central reed. At the top of the central reed is a pine cone appropriate to the period. In mint condition. Height: 43 cm. Width: 34 cm In 1782, there were approximately 1,830 Jews living in Denmark, of whom 1,530 were in Copenhagen. At that time, Jews were subject to a number of discriminatory restrictions of a socio-economic nature, and for a short period in 1782, they were even forced to participate in Christian ceremonies, but on the other hand, they were not required to live in ghettos and had a system of self-government.