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Spanish Colonial Coffee or Spice Mill, Early 18th C.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Spanish Colonial Coffee or Spice Mill, Early 18th C.
Very large and early antique spice or coffee mill with finely inlaid back carved to the base and decorated with a star pattern in marquetry. Grinding case with remnants of an old label partially legible reading "Canal de Suez" among additional text. Grinding bowl in a fine brass with roped border and hallmarked to several places on the interior. Heavy grinding mechanism with incised iron handle in the colonial style. Size 27 3/4" L x 12 " W x 16" H. Provenance: Ex-Arizona Collection