Bidspirit auction | A tower of heaven made

A tower of heaven made of silver with filigree work, Austria, 19th century, consists of two floors and a tower. A square, domed, filigree base standing on four hemispherical supports and a wire-shaped stem, united in the center by a plain silver ball. The first square filigree section is equipped with a hinged door, and is decorated with a circular panel in the center of each of the four side panels, and is connected by a narrow gallery. On the second, smaller layer is an open, square, pointed, filigree, ball and flag shaped tower. A central silver rod held the separate upper parts together with a screw. Dimensions: 19 cm high, 6 cm wide. Source: private collection. Weight 124 grams.