Spice container. Russia-Poland, 1881.
Silver (marked) cast, repouseé, engraved and pierced.
Tower-shaped spice container. Side panels and upper part are decorated with vegetal and geometric designs and with miniature castings of lions and eagles. A hinged door in front panel. Bells suspended from top of the tower and from the borders. A round stem with a flat ball over a round base, elevated and decorated with grape vines. Engraved on the base are initials "M.R."
Height: 28 cm. Good condition. Slight bends. Flag on top of the tower is not original.