Sterling Holloware: Salt and Peppers

Edwardian sterling silver pepper grinder. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Truncated cone with rotating crenellated top. The form suggests a chess rook or castle tower. Fully marked including pattern no. 10283 and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x D 2 1/4 in. #BR406

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

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 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

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

Pair of sterling silver dog-form salt and pepper shakers. Made by Dominick & Haff in New York in 1879. 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. Fully marked including year. Great condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 1 1/8 x D 1 3/4 in. Total weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BN224

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