Sterling Holloware: Salt and Peppers

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

Classic penguin sterling silver condiment set. Made by Alfred Dunhill in London. There are three waddling birds with striated feathers, stumpy wings, webbed feet, and beady glass eyes. Two are salt and pepper shakers with pierced and detachable heads. The third is a mustard pot with hinged shoulder. Spoon rests in pot with fish terminal gripped in downturned bill. It looks like someone has found a tasty snack. Fully marked with date letters 1962 (shakers) and 1966 (pot). Very good... Click for details

Pair of Chinese Export silver gilt and enamel salt & pepper shakers, ca 1920. Baluster with enameled bamboo and characters on stippled ground. Gilt and pierced domed, and threaded ball cover. Lots of period flavor. Marked “Silver”. Very good condition with nice toning and intact color.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 1 3/4 in. Total gross weight: 3.8 troy ounces. #BQ422

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

Four pairs of sterling silver open salts and pepper shakers. Made by Tuttle in Boston, 1929-30. Each salt: Bellied bowl with gadrooned rim and 3 dolphin supports. Each pepper: Baluster with pierced domed cover, gadrooning, and 3 dolphin supports and finial. Hallmarks include no. 55. Three have partial date codes for the first and second years of Herbert Hoover’s presidency. Very good condition and patina.

Dimensions: Salt: H 1 3/4 x W 3 3/8 x D 3 in. Pepper: 5 3/8 x W 2 3/8 x D 2 1/4 in.... Click for details

Pair of Antique German 800 silver figural salt & pepper shakers. Each: An elephant with raised trunk plods along on stumpy legs. Massive and saggy with sharp tusks and flappy ears. Detachable and pierced head. Hallmark includes turn-of-the-century New York importer’s stamp Buchholz & Zelt. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 7/8 x D 3 1/2 in. Total weight: 5.3 troy ounces. #BN538

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. One has plastic plug; the other has cork plug. London 1967 hallmarks: One made by Richard Comyns; the other by Asprey. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 1 7/8 x D 1 3/8 in. Heavy total gross weight: 6.3 troy ounces. #BQ374

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

George VI sterling silver frog shaker. Made by Asprey in London in 1947. A squatting reptile with legs gathered close to body. Scaly back, smooth front, and intense glass exophthalmic eyes. Closed mouth set in smirking smile. A cute solo companion. Plastic plug. Hallmarked. Fine condition and patina.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 1 7/8 x D 1 3/8 in. Gross weight: 3.2 troy ounces. #BQ373

Sterling silver dog-form salt and pepper shakers. Made by Dominick & Haff in New York in 1881. Each: cast figure of stocky seated pup with stiff forelegs and curlicue tail. Flat face with exophthalmic eyes and short snout. Head pierced and detachable. Very sweet and very desirable. Hallmarked. One hallmark includes year. Great condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 7/8 x D 1 3/8 in. Total weight: 2.8 troy ounces. #BQ191

George V sterling silver and cut glass pepper grinder. Made by Grinsell & Sons in Birmingham in 1926. Clear glass bowl with cut diaper pattern mounted to raised and spread base. Flat circular cover and rotating handle with stained wood finial. Silver hallmarked. Hardware marked Peugeot Freres. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 2 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. #BO438

Pair of Aesthetic sterling silver salt & pepper shakers. Made by Dominick & Haff in New York in 1882. Each: Baluster body and raised cover with finial and radiating piercing. Strewn flowers and lily pads softly melt into the hand-hammered ground. Script monogram engraved on underside. Hallmark includes year and no. 345. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x D 2 1/4 in. Total weight: 4.4 troy ounces. #BP657