Img. ID: 4633

The silver Spice Tower consists of a shaft, a body, a turret roof and an apex. The round raised base has a wavy rim and is decorated with flowers and scrolls. The shaft tapers towards its center where it is encircled by a ring, and widens from the center towards the body. The cylindrical tower-shaped body is decorated with bricks pattern. Two round turrets are placed on both sides of the body, each having a conical roof pierced with three holes. An arched wooden-like door with a round handle is placed on the body's front and there are two rectangular windows at the front and another three at the back. Six holes are pierced on each window.## Each side turret has one identical window. ##A steeple roof pierced with holes surmounts the body. It is surmounted by an apex which is undulating to its point. MED : Metal:HS : One hallmark depicting a crecent, a crown and the cyphre "800". It is the german mark struck by the maker on all silverware of a fineness of .800.Cf. Tardi, p.50; R3, I, p.4. ##The hallmark is stamped on the base.:MH : 149mm (overall); 48mm (shaft):MD : 38mm (overall); 48mm (base):MAT : Silver##Structure: cast,##Decoration: chased, pierced, hammered ##Bonding: soldered