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Auction 7 · Lot 153
SILVER CHARITY BOX Germany, after 1888
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- $400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Tankard form spice container, with drapery bands at base and upper edge; applique medallion with swirl and foliate trip engraved with Hebrew word “Charity”; oriform cast handle; lid bears central col slot, fastens with hasp and loop. Marked Germany. H: 90mm.
summary
A small charity box such as this would have been created for home use