Vintage Judaica Metalwork Hen Holon Hanukkah Menorah Maccabee Soldiers

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Vintage Judaica Metalwork Hen Holon Hanukkah Menorah Maccabee Soldiers:
$50.00

This is one of many vintage Judaica metalwork pieces from my personal collection that I am putting up for sale or sale. Many pieces were made in Israel by artists for companies such as Pal-Bell, Oppenheim, the Dayagi Brothers, Hen Holon and others in the 1950s-1960s (see more in the history section below). Many feature the chemically-induced verdigris green or blue patina that is a hallmark of Israeli metalwork from this period. I do not clean these pieces, so you will see some tarnish and candle wax on the items listed. I do not want to damage the patina so I leave it up to the new owner to clean the item. All types of Judaica metalwork pieces (Menorahs, Kiddush Cups, candlestick Holders, etc.) are or will be listed, please see the last few photos included in this listing and email me if you want more information on a specific piece.

Vintage Judaica Israel Metalwork Hen Holon Hanukkah Menorah Maccabee Soldiers

This is a stunning vintage Judaica Israel Metalwork Hen Holon Hanukkah Menorah featuring Maccabee Soldiers. It depicts eight Maccabee soldiers standing with their shields and swords ready for battle. The base is signed “Hen Holon Israel.” Hen Holon (see History below) is one of the most esteemed names of the Israeli metalworker artists of the 1950s and 60s. This menorah is featured in the book “Lighting the Way to Freedom” published in 2006 (number 430).

The Menorah is approximately 7” long x 1” wide x 4” tall. It weighs 11 ounces.

The piece has no noticeable chips, cracks or scratches. Please review all of the photos and email me with any questions prior to offerding or purchasing.

I am happy to combine shipping, just email me if you are offerding on/have purchased multiple items and I will generate an invoice with the combined shipping charge.

If you have any concerns or issues with an item your purchase please email me prior to opening an Resolution Center case. I want you to be 100% satisfied with your purchase, and will work with you to make sure that happens.

Buyer is responsible for postage cost of all returns, including adequate insurance to cover the cost of the item. There is a 20% restocking fee on all return items at the discretion of the seller.

*NOTE FOR BEST OFFER PURCHASES – Best offer purchases under $10.00 are not eligible for return. In most cases the return postage (paid by the buyer) makes it too costly to return the item and it is too difficult for me to make a partial refund for this amount of money. Please email me if you have any questions prior to making an offer.

HISTORY: Maurice Ascalon founded the Pal-Bell Company in Tel Aviv in the late 1930s. Ascalon, Oppenheim, and the Dayagi brothers all made high quality metalwork pieces. An Ascalon contemporary, Diyagi, also Hungarian-born, manufactured decorative metalwork and Judaica from premises named simply \"Diyagi.\" At a later stage, after he handed it over to his sons, and the company was renamed Hen Holon.

Many consider Ascalon to be the father of modern Judaica art-deco. It was Ascalon who introduced the chemically-induced verdigris (green patina) that later became a hallmark of Israeli artistic metalwork items found in the form of candlesticks, trays, bookends, brass and copper decorative wall plates, ashtrays or letter holders. The most common motifs worked on the items were Jewish religious symbols, birds, animals and fauna, bearded and sandaled biblical figures or lithe young girls in flowing dresses carrying wicker baskets or water jugs high over their heads as they danced in the fields of the Land of Israel.