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Large Silver Hanukkah Lamp – Warsaw, 1908-1926 - Erect Hanukkah lamp. Warsaw, Poland, 1908-26. Silver, cast, lathed, and stamped (marked with fineness mark ”84” from Warsaw, in use 1908-26; and with maker’s mark: ”P.Ł” = Piotr Łątkowski; and with mark of silversmith or retailer, ”M. H. Spiro”; and additional mark: ”PATENT No 5820” in Cyrillic script). Tall, erect Hanukkah lamp with central shaft adorned with patterns of parallel lines, leaves, and flowers. Branches shaped like tendrils with leaves and grape clusters. Toward the top of the central shaft and behind the removable servant light candle socket / oil font is a spherical ornament, surmounted by the Two Tablets of the Law (plain, uninscribed) framed by a leafy wreath, which are in turn surmounted by a pair of lions. Additional hook for (missing) pitcher. The existence of two distinct marks suggests a cooperative effort, either between two different silversmiths, or alternatively between a single silversmith (Łątkowski) and a retailer (Spiro). Height: 62 cm. Base: 15X15 cm. Maximal width: 36 cm. Weight: 1200 g. Overall good condition. Warping, old soldering repairs, and some corrosion. Removable pitcher (for oil) missing.