A SILVER SPICETOWER, set on a circular stepped domed base and a cylindrical stem, the hexagonal two-tiered midsection pierced with flowers, birds and a squirrel, fitted with a hinged door and two galleries, the tapering hexagonal spire engraved to represent roof-tiles, surmounted by a ball and pennant in the shape of an animal's head, minor damage, some repair, Eastern Europe, probably late 18th Century

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A SILVER SPICETOWER, set on a circular stepped domed base and a cylindrical stem, the hexagonal two-tiered midsection pierced with flowers, birds and a squirrel, fitted with a hinged door and two galleries, the tapering hexagonal spire engraved to represent roof-tiles, surmounted by a ball and pennant in the shape of an animal's head, minor damage, some repair, Eastern Europe, probably late 18th Century
25.3 cm high (123gr)

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