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Auction 7 · Lot 127
SILVER SPICE CONTAINER R. Gregoryev, Moscow, 1884.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
On tiered round base with gadrooned rim, shaft with knob supports round spice container pierced with geometric designs, with door which opens on hinge; above, fastened with four clamps, is a tapered roof. The roof and door are engraved with pierced circles. Marked inside base and door. H: 247mm.
summary
The consignor relates, rockets were used by Russian forces in battles occuring in the late l9th century, particularly in the Turkistan War; this may have served as the inspiration for the design of this spice container.