A GERMAN PARCEL GILT AND FILIGREE SILVER BESAMIM OR SPICE TO...

Lot 219
12.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 225 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 219 | A GERMAN PARCEL GILT AND FILIGREE SILVER BESAMIM OR SPICE TO...
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£ 60 000 – 100 000
A GERMAN PARCEL GILT AND FILIGREE SILVER BESAMIM OR SPICE TOWER

UNMARKED, POSSIBLY NUREMBURG, 17TH CENTURY, WITH LATER FRENCH GUARANTEE MARKS

On detachable circular foot and three section baluster stem, the body formed from three hexagonal filigree tiers, with hexagonal filigree spire, the spherical filigree finial with five scrolls below and surmounted by a standing figure with a shield and a staff or spear, the foot applied with silver-gilt scrolls and rosettes, the lower section of the body with silver-gilt sleeve, with a hinged door, opening to reveal a spice compartment with a drawer in its base, the drawer with ring handle, sliding cover and four internal compartments, the sides on the lower hexagonal tier applied with alternating silver-gilt eagles and rampant lions, the six upper angles each applied with a silver-gilt standing male figure holding various attributes, the middle and upper section of the body with arcade arched windows, with silver-gilt panels, the interior of the upper section hung with a bell, marked on disk under the foot, drawer base and finial with Paris guarantee mark of a hare's head for small items used 1819-1838, the finial with additional French provincial guarantee mark of a fasces for small items used 1809-1819

14 ½ in. (37.5 cm.) high

21 oz. 9 dwt. (668 gr.)

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