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Spice Tower

Spice Tower

Public Domain

Spice Tower
MakerGerman, active 1748-1776
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Spice Tower
Datec. 1760
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (29 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joy and Benjamin Warren
Object number2023.34
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 106]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Published References Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, London: Thames & Hudson, 1985, p. 63, fig. 45 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
marked on body, door, and foot

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York
Unknown
Spice Container
late 19th century
Silver and enamel
2023.17.A,.B
Pair of Torah Finials
Georg Zeiller
Pair of Torah Finials
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.2.A,.B
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
Torah Finials
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B
Torah Finial
Unknown
Torah Finial
c. 1830–1840
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.31
Torah Shield and Finials
Georg Zeiller
Torah Shield and Finials
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.1,.2.A,.B
Torah Crown
Unknown Polish
Torah Crown
Late 18th-early 19th century
Silver, silver-gilt and paste stones
2023.30
Hanukkah Lamp
Unknown
Hanukkah Lamp
1865
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.28
Wedding Belt Buckle
Unknown
Wedding Belt Buckle
mid-19th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.38.A,.B
Torah Crown
Unknown Italian
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228
Pair of Torah Finials
Charles Hougham
Pair of Torah Finials
1790
Sterling silver and silver-gilt
2022.227.A,.B
Torah Shield
Georg Zeiller
Torah Shield
1825
Silver-gilt
2023.29.1
Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
Johann Friedrich Ehe
Kiddush Cup
1789–93
Silver
2023.22
Rötger Herfurth