![Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 18th century].
Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation.
Product of high](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/302_1.jpg "Tall, Tower-Shaped Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 18th Century")
![Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 18th century].
Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation.
Product of high](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/302_2.jpg "Tall, Tower-Shaped Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 18th Century")
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Tall, Tower-Shaped Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 18th Century
Opening: $800
Sold for: $6,875
Including buyer's premium
Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 18th century].
Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation.
Product of high-quality filigree work, in form of a multi-tiered architectonic tower with bell chamber on top, surmounted by a tall steeple, flagpole, and a flag. Rising above each of the four top corners of the bell chamber are four flagpoles with flags.
The spicebox has an arched door rotating on a hinge (probably more recent), which is surmounted by four flagpoles supporting spherical ornaments and two flags, out of an original four.
The base of the bottom tier is encompassed by a balcony with ornamental architectonic columns at its four corners. The spicebox is supported on a more recently created shaft, with a square base adorned with vegetal patterns. Remnants of the original filigreed shaft are soldered onto the existing shaft.
Height: 39 cm. Width of base: 5.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Numerous fractures, missing pieces, and blemishes, and significant warping. Upper steeple detached. Missing flags and ornaments. Most of the original shaft missing, and in its place is a solid (unfiligreed) silver base, probably from the 19th century. Soldering repairs clearly evident, mostly to lower portions.
Sabbath – Kiddush and Havdalah
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