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Pair of French silver salt cellars, Paris, 19th century
Height x width x depth: 9.7 x 8 x 8 cm; Total weight: 288.8 g.
Composed of two side-by-side hoof-shaped basins on a Dutch model, with central sockets depicting a pair of peasants in the round.
950/1000 silver, hallmarked with the Minerva's head mark in use in Paris from 1838, silversmith "A* - T" and with the inscription "Depose".
Item condition grading: **** good.
The salt cellars are in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
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Objets of Vertu from the Melandri Collections: Art Déco Table Clocks and Salt & Pepper Shakers
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, tue 29 October 2024
SINGLE SESSION 29/10/2024 Hours 15:00