Sterling Holloware: Salt and Peppers

Pair of Blossom sterling silver salt and pepper shakers. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Each: ovoid on stem with openwork seeded-pod rniceaux mounted to flat and circular foot. Cover comprises 3 leaves with triangular center. One shaker has pierced center. The other has a conical spout. Visible handwork. Postwar marks include no. 2A. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x D 1 1/4 in. Total weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BT191

Pair of gift-quality repousse sterling silver salt & pepper shakers. Made by Jacobi & Jenkins in Baltimore, who were active from 1894-1908. Each: Baluster with floral repousse on stippled ground. Three leaf-mounted volute supports. Cover bell-form with stippled vertical leaves and piercing. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 2 1/8 in. Total weight: 6 troy ounces. #BR464

Midcentury Modern sterling silver salt & pepper shakers. Made by Mario Buccellati in Italy. Figural in form of three mushrooms with irregular and stippled caps and striated stalks mounted to leaf frame. Two mushrooms are detachable with pierced caps and threaded stalks. Fully marked including maker’s stamp “M. Buccellati”. Very good condition.

Approximate dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 3 7/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Total weight: 7.5 troy ounces. #BS102

Two pairs of German 800 silver figural salt & pepper shakers. Each pair comprises one boy and one girl. The boys wear baggy trousers and strike a defiant pose with hands on hips. The girls, with shawls and aprons layered over their gowns, appear more conciliatory. All are shod in wood shoes. Sturdy unsentimental peasant stock. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Each girl: H 4 1/4 x W 2 x D 1 3/4 in. Each boy: H 4 1/8 x W 2 1/4 x D 1 1/4 in. Total weight: 11 troy ounces.... Click for details

Pair of English sterling silver figural salt & pepper shakers. Each: A squatting reptile with legs gathered close to body. Scaly back, smooth front, and intense glass exophthalmic eyes. Closed mouth set in smirking smile. Plastic plug. London hallmarks: One made by Richard Comyns in 1971; the other by Asprey in 1967. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 1 7/8 x D 1 3/8 in. Heavy total gross weight: 6.8 troy ounces. #BQ375

Pair of German 800 silver figural salt and pepper shakers, ca 1900. Two country children with firm stances and loose garments. Both wear pierced caps. One has detachable head. The other has detachable feet. Hallmarked. Nice condition and definition.

Dimensions: 1st child: H 3 1/4 x W 1 5/8 x D 7/8 in. 2nd child: H 2 5/8 x W 1 x D 3/4 in. Total weight: 3 troy ounces. #BP151