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Auction 8 · Lot 101

SILVER FILIGREE SPICE CONTAINER Austro-Hungary, 1886 - 1922.

Estimate
$3,000–$4,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Description

On four half ball feet, filigree open square base from which rise four legs supporting all filigree spice container in three graduated tiers. Lowest square tier has pennants at upper corners, and door. At top, tapered spire with pennant. Marked on parapet of lowest tier, and on two feet. H: 280mm. Doorknob replaced.

summary

A very similar spice container is in the collection of the Lvov Museum of Ethnography and Crafts; see Kantsedikas, Silver, No. 101.
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