Unusual Silver Filigree Spice Tower , Austria circa 1880

Spice tower has a round base with a square engraved plaque supporting the column shaped stem. Hanging flower bells are hanging from the cornices at base of the container. Spice conta...

Spice container stands on four ball shaped ivory feet attached to base. Container is decorated with detailed filigree lions, scrolling designs and embellished with four emerald color...

Head of spice container is designed in an oncoming wave pattern with two ruby colored gemstone eyes. Hinge set at neck for easy opening to refill spices. Decorated with elegant movin...

Silver filigree spice tower, Lemberg, Habsburg Empire, circa 1770. Resting on four gilded ball-and-claw feet, this tall tower (13.5 inches in height), is one of a group of similarly...

Handmade silver and silver filigree spice tower, Ukraine, Lemberg (Lvov), circa 1780. On solid square base. Made entirely of hand spun filigree. With four small flags decorating main...

Silver spice container, Germany, circa 1900. In the shape of a Gothic castle, hand engraved, topped with a silver flag. Marked on the bottom with Germa...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver spice tower; an addition to our silver Judaica collection. ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver spice tower; an addition to our silver Judaica collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling si...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austro-Hungarian silver spice tower; an addition to our silver Judaica collection. This exceptional antique Austro-Hungarian silver spice box has been modelled in the form of a tower. The cuboid shaped spice box is ornamented with exceptional silver filigree work within a plain arched frame. This impressive vessel is fitted with a hinged door embellished with contemporary engraved initials. The upper portion of this impressive antique silver spice tower is embellished with four articulating flag designs encompassing a tapering paneled chute. The tower's chute is ornamented with further filigree and rope twist decoration and terminating with a scalloped knop to an undulating guidon shaped flag. The spice compartment surmounts a plain wirework style pedestal, accented with a further scalloped knop. The square shaped foot is ornamented with filgree decoration and supported by four plain semi-spherical feet. The hallmarks struck to the surface of this Austro-Hungarian silver spice tower include: Maker's mark: EE (untraced) Silver quality/purity mark: Dianakopf mark (.800, 800/1000) Assay mark: A6 (Brno/Brünn - Czech Republic) A spice box is used to hold sweet-smelling herbs/spices and can be fashioned in many forms. As of the 16th century a very common form is that of a tower, influenced by developments in architecture. The spice tower is used to bring comfort to a Jew as they transition through Sabbath to their new week, receiving their extra soul...

One of the earliest spice towers we could find, it is very rare to see judaica from the 17th century, and this 1690s spice tower is super scarce, a true gem of Baroque silver and ba...

An exceptional, fine and impressive German silver spice tower; an addition to our silver Judaica collection This exceptional antique German silve...

Israeli Silver windmill spice box, dated circa 1960 Beautifully modelled as a windmill. Nice weight 4.38 troy ounces Marked sterling on all the separa...