A GERMAN SILVER SPICE TOWER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WONECKER II, DANZIG, CIRCA 1760

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June 5, 04:47 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A GERMAN SILVER SPICE TOWER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WONECKER II, DANZIG, CIRCA 1760

of hexagonal tower form pierced with leaf motifs, with a belfry enclosing probably later applied emblematic figures, figural stem possibly replaced, lacking finial

marked on base of body and rim of foot, and with alderman's mark for Michael Schleich in use in 1757, 65, and 69

height 10⅜ in.

26.3 cm

Furman Collection, JAF no. 119, Treasures of Jewish Art, pp. 120-121

Johann Christoph Wonecker II, born 1730 and died 1813, was a maker of beakers and cups. See E. V. Czihak, Die Edelschmiedekunst Fruherer Zeiten In Preussen, 1908, no. 495, p. 83.