Property from the Marx Family Collection.
A German Silver Spice Tower, Possibly 18th Century
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
bearing marks on foot and body for Rötger (Rudiger) Herfurth, Frankfurt-am-Main (mid 18th century) of hexagonal tower form pierced and engraved with foliate strapwork, sliding bolt to the door, the rim applied with scroll brackets topped by pennants, the spire with ball and pennant finial, baluster stem leading into openwork raised dome base
height 12 in.
30.5 cm
Furman Collection, CAT no. JAF 139, Treasures of Jewish Art, pp. 120-121;
Sotheby's, New York, December 12, 2000, lot 59.
A similar spice tower by this maker was sold in the Collection of Shlomo Moussaieff, Sotheby’s, New York, December 15, 2016, lot 279.
See Wolfgang Scheffler, Goldschmiede Hessens, p. 296 for this mark.
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