Sterling Holloware: Salt and Peppers

Gorgeous Art Nouveau sterling silver pepper mill. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with spread base and round and rotating cover with bud finial. Acid-etched ornament with loose scrolls entwined in stylistically integrated monogram. Fully marked including pattern no. 10283 and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x D 2 1/8 in. #BV458

Pair of gilt sterling silver and enamel salt and pepper shakers. Made by Tostrup in Norway. Each: Female figure with conical skirt, bosomy hands-on-hips torso, pierced collar, and austere face in medieval-style headdress. Blouse is white and patterned. One has blue skirt and the other has red skirt. Midcentury novelties by a historic maker. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x D 1 3/8 in. Total weight: 1.5 troy ounces. #BU975

Pair of Midcentury Modern sterling silver novelty salt & pepper shakers. Each in form of water can with ovoid body, ring handle, diagonal spout, and pierced head. Mexican marks including eagle (1960s-70s). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 3 x D 7/8 in. Total weight: 1 troy ounce. #BV352

Pair of German Japonesque 800 silver figural salt and pepper shakers, ca 1920. Each: Koi fish form with scaly body and sharp fins. Detachable head with exophthalmic eyes and pierced mouth. Marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 2 x D 2 in. Total weight: 2.3 troy ounces. #BV206

Pair of Japanese parcel gilt silver and niello novelty salt and pepper shakers, ca 1910. Each: In form of gosho-guruma, the exclusive ox-drawn cart that permitted aristocrats and members of the imperial family to travel in comparative comfort and privacy. Rectilinear body set on open frame mounted to axis with 2 rotating wheels. Windows shuttered. Applied flower heads on niello ground. Wheels have contrasting niello ornament on gilt ground. Back pierced. Ox not included—must be piloted by... Click for details

Pair of German silver figural salt and pepper shakers, ca 1910. Each: A plump pheasant with tucked-down wings waddling along on webbed feet. Head pierced and detachable. Fun table ornaments for the next hunt dinner. Unmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x L 3 1/4 x W 1 in. Total weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BP811

Pair of German 800 silver salt and pepper shakers, ca 1910. Each: Baluster on stepped and domed foot. Pierced ovoid cover. Chased ornament depicting rustic revels with jiggers and topers. Marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x D 1 1/8 in. Total weight: 1.7 troy ounces. #BV242

Pair of Victorian sterling silver salt & pepper shakers. Made by Stokes & Ireland in Birmingham in 1889. Each: A pierced globe is supported by a chubby, contrapposto cherub with wispy drapery and bare bottom, who strains under the weight (of the world?). Sweet and sentimental Classicism with allegorical possibilities. Figure stands on stepped and round foot mounted to square base. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 1 1/4 in. Total weight: 2 troy ounces. #BU117

Stylish sterling silver figural salt and pepper shakers. Two flowers set in stand. Each flower has a curvilinear stem, round bud with threaded double-leaf cover (bottom leaf pierced). Stand has two holders in form of wrapped leaves rooted in tooled soil. An original design by the noted Italian maker. Marks include “Gianmaria / Buccellati / Italy” and encircled “925”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 8 1/4 x W 3 1/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 9 troy ounces. #BT720