Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! 1789 French Sterling Silver Double Open Salt Service, Sphynx. 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. Silversmith: Jean-Nicholas BOULANGER, Paris circa 1789 -? The pair of double open salt servers you see here are Napoleon era fine sterling. 950/1000 pure – the top standard in the world, and are stunning with the Empire sphinx caryatid figural legs and the web and palmettes, acanthus – all motifs of the French Empire. An exceptional pair and an exceptional Silversmith, as well. Very good to excellent condition without any flaws or restorations to either of the fine old silver stands. We are uncertain if the crystal cups are original or were made later to replace originals. There is no way for us to tell. They are half-rounds and are deeply wheel engraved on bottoms as you can see – very fine, one insert has a crack running about 1/2 down into the body from the rim. A stunning pair (2 on offer) for your collection and use. We’ve shown all the marks. Measurements are noted on our photos. 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 “PAIR! Antique c. 1789 French Sterling Silver Double Open Salt Service, Sphynx” is in sale since Sunday, November 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.