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Auction 24 · Lot 357
SILVER FILIGREE SPICE CONTAINER Post-Bezalel, Jerusalem, ca. 1940
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Traditional filigree tower form, on floral feet, with Zionish embellishments: a synagogue Menorah, a depiction of Jerusalem architecture, and the Hebrew word “Zion” are appliqued to the filigree on the three sides of the central section. The upper pennant also bears a Star of David. The Hebrew words “Blessed...creator of spices,” one of the blessings recited during the Havdalah ceremony, are embossed around the top of the base. Marked beneath base. H: 275mm.