Kiddush cup, made by Charles Boyton (II), London, presumably 1868. With dedicatory inscription dated 1883.

Silver, engraved and inscribed (fully marked with London hallmarks).

Kiddush cup on a stem; two silver plaques soldered to the cup, each engraved with a dedicatory inscription, one in Hebrew (see Hebrew description), and the other in English:
“Presented by / S. W. Joseph / to the Cardiff Hebrew Congregation / in commemoration of his son / Leopold’s Barmitzvah / Shebat 5643”.

Height: 14.5 cm, diameter: 7.5 cm. Good condition.

Spice box. [Eastern Europe (likely Galicia), 18th century].

Silver, pierced, cut and engraved (unmarked).

Square base and shaft; main section shaped as a single-story tower with surrounding balcony, surmounted by a tall pointed spire topped with a long pole, a flag, and two spherical ornaments.

Entire surface decorated with pierced vegetal patterns, characteristic of Eastern European (Galician) silversmithing.

Spice compartment closed with a pointed-arch door on a hinge, containing a bell. Another (detached) bell located in the spire. Four small flags atop the spice compartment and an additional flag at the tip of the pole.

Height: 29.5 cm, max width: 7 cm. Overall good condition. Minor breaks, bends, and old soldering repairs. Bell in spire detached.

Spice container. [Eastern Europe (Galicia), 19th century or earlier].

Silver filigree (unmarked).

Tall spice container, comprising an hexagonal base resting on animal-form legs, each ending in clawed feet grasping a ball. The central section – also hexagonal – features a hinged door and is encircled by a balcony, where small human figures (now missing) were once mounted. The two upper tiers are shaped like bell towers, surmounted by an onion-shaped dome with a finial topped by a mast (flag missing).

Height: 31.5 cm, maximum width: 9 cm. Overall good condition. Minor fractures and a few missing filigree elements. Human figure ornaments and flag missing.

Spice container. [Presumably Poland, 19th century].

Silver, cut and repoussé (marked with fineness mark “12”); filigree; parcel-gilt.

Crafted in the form of a tower topped with a large gilded dome, adorned with vegetal motifs and a rooster finial.

The dome is detachable and may have been intended to double as a Havdalah candleholder. The octagonal spice compartment is made entirely of delicate silver filigree panels with floral designs. Set on a round base with a short stem. The initials BR are engraved on the dome.

Two spiceboxes:

1. Spicebox. Berlin, 19th century.

Silver, engraved, stamped, and pierced (partially marked with Berlin city hallmark, fineness mark “A”, and partial maker’s mark).

Spicebox in the form of a three-tiered tower. The spice compartment is shaped as a cylindrical lattice, fitted with a small hinged door. Topped with a pointed turret, flagpole, and flag.

Height: 27.5 cm. Base diameter: 5.5 cm. Overall good condition. Flag and pole detached and broken; minor bends and flaws.

2. Spicebox. [Presumably Germany, 19th century].

Silver, cast, engraved, and pierced (marked with fineness mark “12” and partial maker’s mark, “A. Epe--”).

Goblet-shaped container, set on a tall stem with a square base. Fitted with a detachable cylindrical latticework cover topped with a tall pointed turret.

Height: 21.5 cm. Base width: 6.5 cm. Overall good condition. Small decorative element missing from tip of turret.