A German Silver Spice Tower, Rötger (Rüdiger) Herfurth, Frankfurt, circa 1760
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December 15, 09:26 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A German Silver Spice Tower, Rötger (Rüdiger) Herfurth, Frankfurt, circa 1760
hexagonal, pierced and engraved with flowers and strapwork, with brackets supporting pennants at the shoulder, spire pierced with crescents, on octagonal domed base, marked on body, door, and foot
Height 11⅝in. (29.5 cm)
Sotheby's, New York, 25 November 1981, lot 251.
Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, London: Thames & Hudson, 1985, p. 63, fig. 45.
Herfurth, working from 1748 to 1776, was the pre-eminent maker of Judaica in mid-18th century Frankfurt. Many forms by him are recorded, including three Kiddush Cups, a Torah Shield, a Hanukah Lamp, and a Spice Box (W. Scheffler Goldscmiede Hessens, no. 444, p. 296-297).
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