![Spice container. [Eastern Europe (Galicia), 18th century].
Silver filigree (unmarked).
Spice container with square](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/99_1.jpg "Silver Filigree Spice Tower – Eastern Europe, 18th Century")
![Spice container. [Eastern Europe (Galicia), 18th century].
Silver filigree (unmarked).
Spice container with square](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/99_2.jpg "Silver Filigree Spice Tower – Eastern Europe, 18th Century")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Silver Filigree Spice Tower – Eastern Europe, 18th Century
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Spice container. [Eastern Europe (Galicia), 18th century].
Silver filigree (unmarked).
Spice container with square base resting on animal-form legs, each ending in clawed feet grasping a ball. The central section is fashioned as a multi-tiered tower, topped with a bell tower, onion-shaped dome, topped with a finial, a flag and a lion-shaped ornament (likely a later addition).
Height: 25 cm, maximum width: 6.5 cm. Fair condition. Old fractures, some losses to filigree, and old soldering repairs.
Sabbath: Kiddush Cups, Spiceboxes and Havdalah Candleholders
Sabbath: Kiddush Cups, Spiceboxes and Havdalah Candleholders