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« on: August 02, 2013, 03:24:22 am »
hi ip. yes thought that, the man you told me to get in touch with has emailed me back and told me its a 1750-1800 spice box, heres the email
Hello,
the object shown is a sliding lid box made of pewter that is certainly of German origin, dating from 1750-1800. This kind of boy was usually used to store spices in the kitchen and are often described as spice boxes, but yours is unusual in several ways.
The knob in the from of a orb with cross is not typical, as is the inscription. I can confirm that it is the lord’s prayer in German on the lid, but I could not read the inscriptions on the sides due to the photo quality. The inscription and the cross leads to the assumption, that this was possibly for ecclesial use, storing holy wafers or similar things in a church. Another possible interpretation is that this was a medicine box of a very piteous person, hoping that the inscription would add potency to the medicines stored inside.
Best regards,
thanks so much for sending me the contact. ive had a dealer email me and offered 80 pounds at first but i said no id like to keep hold of it now hes gone upto £100. i dont know what to do. and suggestions? x
Robert Weis
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