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The silver tower shaped spice container is openworked and consists of a receptacle an apex and a stand. The six faceted architectural unit is composed of one story topped by a spire and mast. The tower and spire are the receptacle. The facets rest on an undulating line and are composed of a rectangle topped by a trefoil arch and bear a foliate scroll design. A door foinserting the spice is located on one of the facets. Above is mounted an ogee shaped dome. It is decorated with a foliate scroll divided into identical sections by six vertical lines. The lines meet the corners of the facets and narrow as the reach the apex. The dome is topped by a ringed cap bearing a repeating foliate scroll. The apex is globular unit divided into half by a ring. It is decorated with a foliate scroll, identical to the cap of the dome. The apex is topped by a mast The recptacle is supported by a stand composed of a raised base and a shaft. The six faceted base is supported by six globular legs located at the corner of each facet. Each facet of the base is decorated with an identical foliate scroll located above an undulating line. A diamond shape is located above each leg. Seperating the base and shaft is a row of extended, downward pointing radiating leaves. The shaft consists of a tube decorated with a foliate scroll.