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ANTIQUE JUDAICA SILVER SPICE BOX-ROME, 1747-1787
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Pre 1800 item# 797253
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Bernardo Antichita'
+39 055 214512
$4000/6900
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Important Jewish Silver “Besam” (Spices container)
Rome 1747-1787
Silversmith: Giovanni Felice Sanini
14 cm high, 8.3 cm diameter.
Marked with Vatican and Silversmith marks on the lid of both pieces.
Elegant spherical shape, finely pierced and chased with floral and foliate design, stands on a narrow stem with a circular base with other different decorations.
In the peculiar tradition of the Italian silversmiths, now their wonderful artworks are becoming increasingly rare
Reference:
Salvatore Fornari “Gli Argenti Romani”. Roma, 1968. Pag. 124 for similar examples.
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