Auction 35
Rare and Important Judaica
Jan 29, 2014
(your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
The auction has ended
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LOT 46:
Spice Tower – Ukraine / Poland, 19th Century
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Sold for: $7,500
Start price:
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6,000
Auction house commission: 23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Spice Tower – Ukraine / Poland, 19th Century
Spice tower. Ukraine or Poland, [c. 1840].
Silver (marked).
Designed like a tower with four sides, at the top of the turret is a flower shaped decoration. Engraved on its body are floral and animal decorations (leopard, eagle, deer and lion), according to the saying in Pirkei Avot "Be bold as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer and mighty as a lion to do the will of your Father in Heaven".
Height: 23 cm.
