![Spicebox. [Probably Lwów, 1810-1824].
Cast silver (flag marked with fineness mark from Lwów, in use 1810-1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/303_1.jpg "High-Quality Filigree Spicebox – Probably Lwów, Ca. 1810-1824")
![Spicebox. [Probably Lwów, 1810-1824].
Cast silver (flag marked with fineness mark from Lwów, in use 1810-1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/303_2.jpg "High-Quality Filigree Spicebox – Probably Lwów, Ca. 1810-1824")
![Spicebox. [Probably Lwów, 1810-1824].
Cast silver (flag marked with fineness mark from Lwów, in use 1810-1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/303_3.jpg "High-Quality Filigree Spicebox – Probably Lwów, Ca. 1810-1824")
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High-Quality Filigree Spicebox – Probably Lwów, Ca. 1810-1824
Opening: $800
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
Spicebox. [Probably Lwów, 1810-1824].
Cast silver (flag marked with fineness mark from Lwów, in use 1810-1824); filigree.
Spicebox in form of a small but bulky tower, with cast silver ornaments intermixed with delicate filigree ornaments. The spice container is cubic, with a square pillar at each of its four corners. In front is a door with a locking mechanism. The door is attached by a hinge.
Above the spice container is a tapering steeple, surmounted by a sphere, and a flagpole with a flag, and above this, a bird-shaped ornament.
Spicebox supported by a tall shaft consisting of four silver, twisting, branch-like rods, with a snake-shaped ornament wound around the waist. Square base decorated in a geometric pattern.
Height: 20.5 cm. Width of base: 4.5 cm. Good condition. Minor fractures and old soldering repairs. Steeple loosely connected.
Sabbath – Kiddush and Havdalah
Sabbath – Kiddush and Havdalah