A beautiful and stunningly well crafted French salt cellar featuring icons from the sea including two beautiful swans for the handle.
1800s French Gilt Solid Silver Double Salt Cellar w. Repoussé Sea Shell Design
$950.00Price
Condition
Fantastic condition.
The gilding is still intact. Only a small press to one leg, which could easily be brought out, with help from someone who knows silver work.
Marks
The piece is marked classically French with the Minerva mark on one side for 950 silver, the head of an old man on the other side showing it is from between 1819 and 1838.
There is also a small boars-head mark on the handle and body, used on smaller pieces of silver.
On the bottom is the makers mark for ‘DOYEN’
Measurements
Weight: 153 g / 5.4 oz
Width: 7,3 cm / 2.9 in
Length: 9,5 cm / 3.7 in
Height, to top of handle: 9,5 cm / 3.7 in
