This model of candlestick was made for use in synagogues, which is why they are rarely found in the antiques trade.
Dutch, circa 1650.
Height 70 cm.
Literature:
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, published by Waanders in Zwolle.
Catalogue Kunst en Antiekbeurs te Delft, 1983, page 110.
Former collection:
antique dealer Charles van de Heijden in Rotterdam,
then private collection in Amsterdam.
