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Auction 9 · Lot 59
SILVER SPICE CONTAINER. Poland/Russia, 1884.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,000
- Hammer price
- $1,700
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Two-tiered tower on footed base with short baluster shaft. Both tiers and steeple ornamented with engraved geometric decoration. From lower tier, which incudes door, four bells pendant. Upper tier bears pennants at corners. Square openwork section containing bell supports steeple with ball finial and pennant. Marked on base. H: 230mm.
summary
For a very similar spice container from Warsaw, 1879 see Warsaw catalogue, No. 181, p. 193
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