Lot 1
A pair of George III silver open salts, each of oval openwork form with ribbed rim above diamond...
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Lot 1
A pair of early George III silver pierced open salts, plus a pair of shovel condiment spoons.
Lot 1
Lot Description
A pair of George III silver open salts, each of oval openwork form with ribbed rim above diamond pierced sides and raised on four claw and ball feet, with blue glass liners, hallmarked London 1770, one with maker's mark I.W; together with a pair of shovel condiment spoons, marks distorted. Length of salts 3" (7.7cm), weight excluding glass 2.87 ozt (89.5 grams).
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Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
All pieces displaying some expected surface wear, marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate with the age and use.
Salts with residues of polish visible. A few small rim splits and repairs. One with slight wobble. Hallmarks located to the underside, these rubbed with some punches cut off along the bottom, but still legible. Maker's mark is very worn on one salt with only traces remaining on the other.
One glass salt fairly heavy and possibly original? Other salt thinner and a likely later replacement.
Spoons of fairly thin gauge and quite worn. One with curved stem and bowl raised slightly. Hanoverian with scratch initials to terminal reverse. Bottom struck hallmarks, very squashed, lion passant visible, other mark illegible.
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