Spicebox. Berlin, Germany, ca. 1840.
Silver, turned, repoussé and stamped (marked with three marks: Berlin municipal, a bear with a faded letter “A” [in use from 1821 to 1841]; and the letters “Ey” [?]); filigree.
Large spicebox in shape of tall, slender, three-tiered tower, with a tall steeple, tapering to a point, surmounted by a small, flattened sphere at the base of a double-pointed flag. Like the two tiers above it, the spice container is filigreed, and is bordered above and below by elegantly ornamented decorative bands. The door to the spice container rotates on a hinge and is opened and closed by means of a latch and bolt.
Height: 34 cm. Diameter at base: 7.5 cm. Good condition. Old soldering repairs at base of steeple.
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