Auction 66 · Lot 350
RUSSIAN SILVER FILIGREE SPICE TOWER.
- Estimate
- $700–$1,000
- Hammer price
- $600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
St. Petersburg, circa 1883
Description
Conical filigree chamber accented by four pennants and set with four pendulant bells. Spice chamber surmounted by conical steeple topped with knop and gilt pennant finial. The whole set on rounded base. Hinged door with etched patterning. Memorial inscription along steeple in Hebrew: “Perel the daughter of R’ Yosef died 8 Kislev 5670 (November, 1909). Marked: IP (i.e. Julius Rapp). Height: 9.5 inches.
summary
Interesting use of the pre-1741 double-headed eagle mark.