Pair of George III Sterling Silver Salt Cellars
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Description
Pair of George III Sterling Silver Salt Cellars
hallmarked London, 1777-1778, by Robert Hennell I (1741-1811; free 1763), oval form, the reticulated gallery with beaded rim and molded base, raised on four flat claw-and-ball feet and fitted with a conforming cobalt glass liner (one lacking).
h. 2", l. 3-1/4"; 2.90 total t. oz. (excluding liner)
h. 2", l. 3-1/4", w. 2-1/2"; 2.92 total t. oz. (excluding liner)
Literature: Percy Hennell, Hennell Silver Salt Cellars, 1736 to 1876 (East Grubstead, Sussex: BLA Publishing & the author, 1986), p. 98, pl. 79A & B (illustrated).
Arthur G. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Third Edition (London: Faber & Faber, 1990), p. 543.
hallmarked London, 1777-1778, by Robert Hennell I (1741-1811; free 1763), oval form, the reticulated gallery with beaded rim and molded base, raised on four flat claw-and-ball feet and fitted with a conforming cobalt glass liner (one lacking).
h. 2", l. 3-1/4"; 2.90 total t. oz. (excluding liner)
h. 2", l. 3-1/4", w. 2-1/2"; 2.92 total t. oz. (excluding liner)
Literature: Percy Hennell, Hennell Silver Salt Cellars, 1736 to 1876 (East Grubstead, Sussex: BLA Publishing & the author, 1986), p. 98, pl. 79A & B (illustrated).
Arthur G. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Third Edition (London: Faber & Faber, 1990), p. 543.
Condition
**In overall good condition with no breaks or losses to the reticulation, and only minor surface wear consistent with age and use. Two small chips and a few other scattered frits on the inside rim of the glass liner.
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Pair of George III Sterling Silver Salt Cellars
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