Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! Antique French Sterling Silver & Cut Glass Double Open Salt or Sweetmeat PAIR. All items and photos are the express property of Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. No reproduction without prior written consent. We’ll be sending out sale notices and special deals to our’Favorites’ customers. Magnificent & rare matched PAIR of antique French Louis Philippe to Napoleon III era sterling silver & cut glass open salt or sweetmeat caddies, ornate aesthetic styling with floral accented scrolled & sinuous foliate base & handle and both in wonderful condition! Aren’t these great! French post-1838 Minerve or Minerva hallmarks on both pieces in numerous places (separate pieces), the tiny number “1” within those marks designating. 950 silver content 95% pure and higher than the. 925 standard for “sterling” silver. Silversmith marks are there but only partially legible so I’ve not been able to find reference for them. Each piece has two octagonal shaped glass dishes, all thick wheel cut pieces with a faceted look and wonderful visual appeal set against the lustrous sterling silver. More likely to be used as open salts but we’ve also seen them referred to as sweetmeat caddies and, as gorgeous as they are, you’ll likely want to use them as often as possible and for just about anything. Very unique, as elegantly French as can be! No damage or repairs to note to the sterling silver portions and all four glass inserts are original. There are a few tiny rim chips to one of the glass dishes but you need look closely to find them. Some surface marks to the flat, mirror like top surface of the bases. Lastly, two of the nuts that hold the handles to the bases are later replacements (one each, only visible from the bottom). See pictures for weights and measurements. Image Hosting by Ruby Lane. Icon here or above to see more of our inventory, offerings and venues. We have a HUGE assortment of the finest antiques to be found online, all at your fingertips with Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. We’re easy to deal with. You are very important! Our fine inventory is very important. And your ranking of our performance is also very important! We wish to keep our 4.9 – 5 star ratings in all categories. We always insure our items BUT, more importantly, pack them extremely well knowing that most are not replacable. Please remember that when leaving DSR ratings. Listing created with eLister 3.1.2 for Macintosh. From Black Magik Software. The item “Antique French Sterling Silver & Cut Glass Double Open Salt or Sweetmeat PAIR” is in sale since Friday, May 20, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Salt Cellars”. The seller is “antiquesuncommontreasure” and is located in San Marcos, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.