No image is available in the source archive.
Auction 11 · Lot 290
Overall filigree, in form of round fruit on domed base with one ball supporting round element; hinged lid; oriform handle; cast finial. Marked on handle. H: 90mm.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER FILIGREE SPICE CONTAINER.
Tunisia, 1856 - 1905.
summary
North African silversmiths, almost always Jewish, were famed throughout the region for their filigree skills