Spice tower. Nuremberg, Germany, 18th century. Silver, repousée, pierced and engraved. Marked: N (Nuremberg), and WS (struck three times). Partly gilded. Designed as a tower. Upper part serves as a lid for a chamber resembling a Kiddush cup. The round tower is partly gilded and adorned with an upper belt with floral decorations and a central belt with barred windows. Fine leaves adorn the attachment to the base. The lid is decorated with circles and lines resembling a fence or bars and includes slots for smelling, in different shapes. Tower is topped with a flag with floral decorations. Height: 25.5 cm, diameter of chamber: 6 cm, diameter of base: 5.5 cm. Minor damages. Slightly tilting.