Pair of George III Chinsoiserie Silver Salt Cellars
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Description
Rare Pair of Early George III Chinsoiserie Sterling Silver Salt Cellars
hallmarked London, 1761-1762, by David Hennell I (1712-1785; free 1735), cauldron form with wavy gadrooned rim, decorated in the round with pagodas on an imbricate ground centering a "cabochon" cartouche, raised on three mandarin masque-crested scroll-and-shell feet, engraved on the cartouche with a crest of a fleur-de-lis, fitted with conforming cobalt glass liners.
h. 2", dia. 3-1/4"; 8.51 total t. oz. (excluding liners)
Literature: Percy Hennell, Hennell Silver Salt Cellars, 1736 to 1876 (East Grubstead, Sussex: BLA Publishing & the author, 1986), pp. 49-52, pl. 26A-H (illustrated).
Arthur G. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Third Edition (London: Faber & Faber, 1990), pp. 543 & 753.
Notes: Percy Hennell's survey of the salt cellars produced by his ancestors shows that this rare pattern was introduced at least by 1758, and revived again in the Regency when Chinoiserie once again came into fashion.
hallmarked London, 1761-1762, by David Hennell I (1712-1785; free 1735), cauldron form with wavy gadrooned rim, decorated in the round with pagodas on an imbricate ground centering a "cabochon" cartouche, raised on three mandarin masque-crested scroll-and-shell feet, engraved on the cartouche with a crest of a fleur-de-lis, fitted with conforming cobalt glass liners.
h. 2", dia. 3-1/4"; 8.51 total t. oz. (excluding liners)
Literature: Percy Hennell, Hennell Silver Salt Cellars, 1736 to 1876 (East Grubstead, Sussex: BLA Publishing & the author, 1986), pp. 49-52, pl. 26A-H (illustrated).
Arthur G. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Third Edition (London: Faber & Faber, 1990), pp. 543 & 753.
Notes: Percy Hennell's survey of the salt cellars produced by his ancestors shows that this rare pattern was introduced at least by 1758, and revived again in the Regency when Chinoiserie once again came into fashion.
Condition
**Moderate wear to the details, particularly on the relief of the masques, and two very light compression dents where the feet meet the body. Otherwise no significant issues noted beyond the expected signs of age. Marks rubbed, discernible on one salt, with the date and maker's marks mostly worn on the other. The liners have a few very minor "flea bites" on the rim but are otherwise excellent.
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Pair of George III Chinsoiserie Silver Salt Cellars
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