Auction 59 · Lot 35
GERMAN SILVER SPICE TOWER.
- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Halberstadt, 1725
Description
Two graduating hexagonal tiers chased and pierced. Upper section with arched windows revealing three Jewish figures (one restored) holding candle, prayer-book and goblet. Six orbs at each corner with steeple and flag finial. Set on figural stem and circular base. Hinged door. Master: Julius Meineke. Marked. Height: 10.25 inches.
summary
A superb and rare figural spice tower.
For a similar “Cupid” stem on a Havdalah compendium, see V. Klagsbald, Jewish Treasures from Paris (1982) no. 80.
Includes charming placement along the upper belvedere of three, equally spaced, bearded male figures each representing another element of the Havdalah ceremony: Bearing candle to distinguish between light and dark, a wine goblet to sanctify the ritual and the prayer book containing the liturgical text.