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Auction 11 · Lot 291
SILVER SPICE CONTAINER Arkangel, Russia, 1880; Master: Schraider.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- $1,200
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 horizontal 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, no. 181, p. 193. For another example see Kestenbaum & Company, Sale IX, 28th March 2000, lot 59