RUSSIAN SILVER SPICE BOX 84 SILVER JUDAICA HEBREW CIRCA 1821 ST PETERSBURG

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RUSSIAN SILVER SPICE BOX 84 SILVER JUDAICA HEBREW CIRCA 1821 ST PETERSBURG :
$600.00

RUSSIAN 84 SILVER SPICE BOX JUDAICA HEBREW CIRCA 1821

This RUSSIAN silver spice box measures 3 x 2 x 1 1/4 \" with the top open and approximately 2 \" high to the top of the flower finial with the box closed. Weight is 3.54 troy ounces. It is all filigree with a flower or crown finial and four dome shaped feet. The top is hinged and closes tightly and is secured with a flip lock. The is no damage to the box filigree, no missing pieces. The edges are straight and the hinges in perfect working order, There is one tiny bead on the top that is slightly flat and one with a tiny pin holeand you need a jewelers loupe to see.

original and correct marks on the side of the box are as follows:

MAKERS MARK UNIDENTIFIED

84 RUSSIAN SILVER MARK 84 zolotniki 875/1000 parts pure silver .875

MK MASTER ASSAYERS MARK FOR MICHAIL MIKLAIKOVICH KARPINSKI

1821 ASSAY DATE

ST PETERSBURG TOWN MARK

The silver spice box was typically filled with aromatic herbs (Besamin) and used in Hvdalah a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabatt and ushers in a new week. Shabatt ends on Saturday night. The spice box was passed so everyone cold smell the fragerance.