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LOT 22461:
A Rare Silver Hot Air Balloon-Form Spice Container, Austro-Hungary, 19th Century
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Sold for: $600
Start price:
$
500
Estimated price :
$800-1200
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A Rare Silver Hot Air Balloon-Form Spice Container, Austro-Hungary, 19th Century
Composed of a base with three pennants and six silver ropes connected to the balloon, the top of which is a removable lid. Marked with maker's mark IC.
Height: 13.5 cm
Condition: Some dents.
Provenance: Shlomo Tepper Collection
Literature: For an identical piece, see Benjamin, Chaya, "The Stieglitz Collection, Masterpieces of Jewish Art", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 114, no. 80.1 (illustrated) and
Benjamin Chaya, "Spice Towers", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1982, p. 19, no. 15 (illustrated)
