Bidspirit auction | Bezalel Back-Wall Hanukkah Menorah, Copper

Bezalel Back-Wall Hanukkah Menorah, Copper Plated with Brass - Back-wall Hanukkah menorah, copper plated with brass, made by Bezalel, Jerusalem. Apparently circa mid-20th century. Made by hand in hammered/raised relief work in copper. Decorated on the back in relief with figures of the Maccabees purifying the Temple courtyard, with a Hebrew inscription: ”And they purified the courtyard and all that was therein.” Height: 19 cm. Width: 18.5 cm. Signed ”Bezalel Jerusalem.” 345 g. Age patina. See similar item: ”Early Israeli Arts and Crafts”, Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum, p. 46.