Sterling Holloware: Open Salts

Set of 4 English Georgian sterling silver open salts, 1721-1732. Each: Oval well in spread rectilinear body with chamfered corners. An early version of the perennially popular form. Fully marked including London assay stamp, date letters for 1721, 1724, and 1732, and maker’s stamps. Good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 3 x D 2 1/4 in. Total weight: 5 troy ounces. #BR754

Austrian Classical 800 silver open salt, ca 1910. Round and tapering bowl on raised foot. Chased garland and applied ribbon and leaves. Interior gilt washed. Marks include Schwarz & Steiner stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x D 2 1/8 in. Weight: 1.8 troy ounces. #BP100

Pair of George III sterling silver open salts. Made by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard in London in 1809. Each: Rectilinear bowl with curved corners and flat rim; ends decorated with scallop shells and leaves; ribbed sides bisected with scallop shell; on inset trapezoidal support mounted to ribbed rectangular base supported by corner scroll-mounted paws. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 4 7/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Total weight: 8.5 troy ounces. #BF451

Pair of Japonesque sterling silver open salts. Made by John C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with open rectangular bracket handles and straight foot. Engraved overlapping seals decorated with modish motifs, including fan, bug, vase, and bamboo. Foot decorated with acid-etched spirals and lunette-form flower heads, and pierced leaves. Union Square mark (1870-5) with pre-1875 pattern no. 3007 and order no. 901. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Total... Click for details