Auction 56 · Lot 7
A POLISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER SPICE CONTAINER.
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000
- Hammer price
- $19,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
summary
Galicia, circa 1800.
Silver filigree spice container in the tower form. Square two-tiered turret on square foot with paw feet.
Three (of four) hanging ball pendants set on lower tier, four pennants on upper tier. Shaped dome with gilt pennant at top.
Unmarked. Height: 17 1/4 inches (44.1 cm).
A classic spice-tower of fine workmanship.
For two similarly designed though shorter spice towers, see R.D. Barnett, Catalogue of the Jewish Museum London p. 78 no. 410 plate CXXII (ex Howitt Collection); and Jüdische Türme aus Schwabische Gmünd (2001) p. 69.