Rare German Silver Hanukkah Menorah, Krutsche, Breslau, 1849-1861, Judaica.
Escutcheon form backplate with scrolled edges and centered by a bowl of flowers on diaperwork background.
The plain base on foliate bracket feet, shell grips on either side, hinged cover lifting to reveal eight compartments, each with sloping narrow oil containers.
Detachable servant light Shamosh - later replacement.
The reverse with a hook to enable hanging it on the wall.
Marked with German silver marks for Breslau 1849-1861, maker's mark for Carl Friedrich Otto Theodor Krutsche (active 1858-1884).
Two oil containers are a little bent and one has a small piece of the tip missing.
Height: 21cm.
Length: 21cm.
451gr.
Similar Menorah appears in "Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from The Jewish Museum" a catalog raisonne, Susan L. Braunstein, item 168, page 238.