Bidspirit auction | Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe,

Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 19th Century - Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, pierced and engraved (unmarked); filigree. Spicebox, stylized as a three-tiered tower with a bell gable in the center and a flag on top. Square spice container pierced with round openings coated with flower-like filigree decorations, for use in smelling the spice. Small flower-like door affixed on a hinge, with a minute handle and locking device. Stood on leg with round base, wide and graduated, decorated with vegetal patterns. Height: 27.5 cm. Diameter of base: 7.5 cm. Weight: 225 g. Overall good condition. Old soldering repairs. Bell may be non-original. Filigree decorations may be more recent replacements of similar earlier decorations.