Auction 109 Winner's Unlimited - Eretz Israel & Zionism, Postcards & Photographs, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books, Letters from Rabbis & Rebbes
By Winner'S
Aug 21, 2018
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 233:

Silver Spice Tower. Hanau. c. 1900

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Sold for: $950
Start price:
$ 800
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 22%
VAT: 17% On commission only

Silver Spice Tower. Hanau. c. 1900

Spice Tower - silver marked "N" [Nuremberg, but actually Hanau] and other silver marks. 

Description: Height: 22 cm. Width: 5 cm.
Silver, engraved, bored and sawed. Square tower with two levels.  One level has four turrets with flags on its corners, a "porch" with a lattice gate, a flag-bearing turret at its head, windows, a door that opens for spices. Decorations shaped like a brick wall. One of the panels has an engraved sundial. 

Background: This creative tower is styled like that of famed artisan J. Rimonim. For similar spice towers, refer to The Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Chaya Benjamin, catalog #72 and Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, Yeshaya Shachar, catalog #238. 

Condition: Fine. The flags are twisted and bent. 


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