Auction 57
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Sep 12, 2017
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 410:
Spice Container with a Havdalah Candle Holder - Berlin, 18th Century
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Sold for: $4,000
Start price:
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4,000
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Spice container. Berlin, [second half of 18th century or early 19th century].
Silver (marked: Berlin city mark, maker's mark: "ECH", and several Dutch import marks), pierced and embossed.
Lower part of the container is shaped as a goblet, pierced in elliptic patterns and positioned on a leg. A removable lid is topped with a Havdalah candle holder (also pierced), and above the candle holder - a lid with a turret and flag.
Height: 27.5 cm.
A similar spice container is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA (no. 2013.923).
