Offered as a rare curated lot of four (4) authentic 19th-century Eastern European Jewish Shabbat candelabras. Each piece features a heavy, sand-cast openwork upper gallery depicting confronting Lions of Judah, flanked by intricate folk-art scrollwork and perched avian figures along the outer arms.

This set is specifically assembled to showcase the subtle foundry variations of 19th-century Polish metalworking catalog offerings. The collection features a range of graduated heights, base diameters, and stem profiles—including three multi-baluster stepped stems and one single-baluster stem—creating a dramatic, architectural mantel or sideboard display.

Item Specifics

Item: Designer Set of Four (4) Antique 5-Branch Polish Jewish Brass Sabbath (Shabbat) Candelabras

Origin: Poland / Eastern Europe

Age: 19th Century (Circa 1870–1890)

Material: Solid Cast & Turned Brass

Itemized Specs & Inventory Breakdown (Lot of 4):

• Piece 1: 16.25" H x 14" W | 6.25" Base | Weight: 5 lbs 14.3 oz | Multi-Baluster Stem

• Piece 2: 15.00" H x 14" W | ~6.0" Base | Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz | Single-Baluster Stem

• Piece 3: 15.00" H x 14" W | 5.75" Base | Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz | Multi-Baluster Stem

• Piece 4: 14.50" H x 14" W | 6.00" Base | Weight: 5 lbs 2.1 oz | Compact Multi-Baluster Stem

• Total Combined Mass: ~21 lbs of heavy solid brassware.

Condition Report

• All four pieces are in excellent antique condition with original, uncleaned patina, natural surface oxidation, and minor verdigris in the cast crevices and candle cups.

• No cracks, structural breaks, or solder repairs across any of the openwork galleries noticed.

• All central stem-to-base connections remain tight, upright, and square.

• Candle cups retain light wax residue consistent with historical devotional use.

Authenticity Assessment

Every candelabra in this lot exhibits hallmark indicators of late 19th-century Polish brassfoundry craftsmanship. Underside inspection reveals unpolished, heavy sand-cast interior domes with hand-filed rim perimeters. All four pieces feature authentic pre-industrial assembly hardware: central hand-threaded brass rods terminating in square-head brass posts with hand-filed flat facets, rather than modern machine-threaded metric hex nuts or hollow spin castings.

Reference

• Book Title: Jewish Art

• Author: Cecil Roth

• Page/Reference: See chapter on "Domestic & Synagogue Brassware of Eastern Europe," illustrating 19th-century Polish openwork Shabbat candelabras featuring the paired Lions of Judah and zoomorphic scrollwork motifs.

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