Silver Filigree Judaica Spice Tower

This beautifully decorated besamim, a decorative spice box used in the weekly Jewish ceremony of Havdalah, marking the conclusion of Shabbat (the Sabbath) - is a fine piece of antiqu...

German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth German, c. 1760 Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...

Ottoman filigreed silver and hardstone sweets dish Turkish, 19th century Height 24cm, diameter 21cm This beautiful, filigreed silver item is an O...

19th century Russian silver samovar Russian, 1875 Height 42cm, width 28cm, depth 31cm This elegant silver samovar was crafted by Russian craft...

Spice Tower in Judaic Silver, 20th Century A beautiful spice tower of typical design, with four flags, the tower is topped with a small ball. Set on a round leg. Decorated with filig...

Silver and silver filigree spice container, Jerusalem, circa 1920. Ball spice container raised on a stem, On a round decorated base with fili...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austro-Hungarian silver spice tower; This beautiful box is fitted with a hinged door and is fully hallmarked The square shaped foot is or...

This is an extremely rare and absolutely magnificent filigrane made 18th century silver spice tower. It has been crafted in Germany and hallmarked in two places with number 12. The German and Austrian hallmark in the 18th century, which was called Lot/ Loth and was used to indicate proportion of precious metal content in any metal object. The base of the tower is square and has an intricate ornamented leaf design, the silver ball connects the base and the main part of the tower. In the middle there is a small movable door which opens to the outside and has an engraved Hebrew letter Tav in an old font. It’s the last letter of the Hebrew Alphabet and translates as “truth”. It symbolises truth, perfection, and completion. The tower has six gemstones on it, four red and two dark green. The design remains filigrane and fragile from the bottom to the top on all sides and at the tip of the tower there is a flag in an arrow shape. This rare spice tower is impressive and very finely crafted. The condition for its age is excellent. The tower comes together with a beautiful original art deco wooden leather box...