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Auction 8 · Lot 87
SILVER FILIGREE SPICE CONTAINER Austro-Hungary, late 19th - early 20th century.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
In form of flower; six convex petals set into ring form base; shaft in form of curved branch with leaves; flower form container with removealbe lid in same style as base, with balls and loop at top. Lid attached by fine chain. Marked on interior of lid ring and on base ring. H: 140mm.
summary
Although the flower differs, there is a spice container with a similar base and stem in the Feuchtwanger collection; see Israel Museum Catalogue, Towers of Spice (1982) No. 6, p. 15.