Sterling Holloware: Open Salts

Pair of turn-of-the-century German 800 silver open salts. Each: A swan with hollow oval body and scrolled down-turned neck and head. Erect imbricated tail and plumy hinged wings. Graceful table ornaments for seasoning and treats. Marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x L 4 3/4 x W 2 1/4 in. Wingspan: 5 1/2 in. Total weight: 7 troy ounces. #BV585

Turn-of-the-century German Rococo silver open salt. In form of shaped oval coach harnessed to a prancing horse. A cast cherub straddles the fish-tail back, gripping the reins and blowing a conch horn. Wheels rotate. A fantasy vehicle for delivering seasonings and sweets. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x L 4 3/4 x W 2 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BV441

Turn-of-the-century German Rococo silver open salt. In form of shell-form coach harnessed to a pair of galloping horses. A cast cherub kneels on the scrolled back, gripping the reins and blowing a conch horn. Wheels rotate. A fantasy vehicle for delivering seasonings and sweets. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x L 5 1/2 x W 1 1/2 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BV442

Set of 4 sterling silver open salts. Made by Webster in North Attleboro, ca 1925. Each: Oval with open bottom. Sides straight with open rectangles studded at corners. Detachable cobalt glass liner. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 2 x D 1 1/2 in. #BV253

Pair of Modern Georgian sterling silver open salt and pepper shaker, ca 1930. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Salt: Oval bowl in rectilinear body with concave sides and chamfered corners. Pepper: Faceted baluster with stepped foot, pierced top, and vasiform finial. Both pieces have retailer’s stamp and nos. 363 (salt) and 414 (pepper). Pepper has stamp for Currier & Roby, a New York maker active in the first 4 decades of the 20th century. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Salt: H 1 1/4 x W... Click for details

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

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