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Auction 9 · Lot 57
SILVER SPICE CONTAINER. Poland, 1879.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Domed base supported by four feet, baluster shaft supports spool form round box with engraved decorative band, door, pendant bell, topped by four twisted wire supports, each topped by cast dog, which bear square platform with pendant central bell, tapered engraved steeple with ball and pennant top. Marked on pennant, inside door, on base. H: 285mm. Losses.
summary
A similar Spice Container, lacking animals, can be seen the the Berlin catalogue, No. 257, p. 331
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