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Havdalah Spicebox created by Hersz R. Szyldberg – Warsaw, 1860
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Havdalah spicebox. Warsaw, Poland, 1860.
Silver, cut, stamped, and engraved (marked with initials of silversmith, "RHS" = Hersz R. Szyldberg, and with workshop logo; with mark of silver inspector and year – 1860; and with quality marks.
Tower-shaped "Havdalah" spicebox, with bell chamber surmounted by tall, slender steeple with unfurled two-pronged flag. Spice container, with door attached by a hinge, opening vertically, and positioned at center of tower. Supported on square base, surmounted by decorated leg.
Height: 25.5 cm. Width at base: 6 cm. Overall good condition. Three flags missing from flagpoles above spice container.
Sabbath – Kiddush and Havdalah
Sabbath – Kiddush and Havdalah