Pair of George III style silver salt cellars
Pair of George III style silver salt cellars
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Pair of cauldron-shaped antique silver salt cellars, each sitting on three hoof supports and decorated with a wavy gadroon pattern border. The salts are fitted with blue glass liners to protect the silver from the salt.
Since early Greek and Roman times, and during the Middle Ages, salt was expensive and silver salt cellars evolved and placed on the table as a sign of status and prosperity. Usually made of silver, they were often decorated in motifs of the sea.
Year
1915 & 1916
Place
Chester
Condition
Excellent
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