Judaica - Traditional English Sterling Silver Spice Box or Besamim - London 1930

Hallmarked in London in 1912 by Joseph Zweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box, or Spice Tower, is of a traditional Eastern European form. The Havdalah box measures 9.75"(25...

Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Jacob Rosenzweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate, is of traditional form, decorated with two Lions of Judah holding a depiction of the Crown...

Hallmarked in London in 1929, this charming, Sterling Silver Yad, or Torah Pointer, is of traditional form. The yad measures 11.5"(29cm)in length, by 1.5"...

Hallmarked in London in 1881, this charming and very rare, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Pepper Pot, is modelled as a Monkey. The pepper pot measures 2.75"(7cm) tall, by 1.25"...

Cast in the form of a flowering vine, the embossed silver flower-head radiating out from a pierced centre, attached to a naturalistically inspired leafy stem. The reverse having a c...

The body of this large spice tower is decorated all over with fine filigree work, wrought into scrolled and geometrical designs. The tower, supported by a ...

This late 20th-century Israeli silver spice box showcases a handcrafted aesthetic by a local silversmith, though the maker’s signature on the base is partially illegible. The rectang...

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...