Sterling Silver Salt Cellars – 4 – Walker & Hall – Chester – 1907. Stunning Set Never To Be Seen Again by Walker & Hall. The business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Walker. Becoming an assistant of Dr. John Wright who had conducted important experiments on electroplating. Walker secured the royalty of electroplating for Sheffield. The business was joined by Henry Hall and became in 1853 Walker & Hall. The factory was at Howard Street, Sheffield. While showrooms were opened in 45 Holborn Viaduct, London. Branches were opened in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff, Belfast, Hull, Bristol. Melbourne and Adelaide (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa). Walker & Hall was converted into a limited liability company in 1920 under the style Walker & Hall Ltd and combined in 1963. Under the British Silverware Ltd with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co. Walker and Hall Sheffield were primarily Sheffield Makers, but items with Birmingham, London and Chester. Walker & Hall Ltd, 1920-the present. A subsidiary of Mappin & Webb Ltd, a member of Sears Holdings Ltd since 1971. Chester Assay Marks and date letter G for 1907. The most stunning set and a shame to break up. Beautiful Antique set of 4 Sterling Silver. 5cm x 4cm x 2.5cmT with a total weight – 88gms. The item “Sterling Silver Salt Cellars 4 Walker & Hall Chester 1907″ is in sale since Friday, October 12, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling”. The seller is “chappellini” and is located in Penshurst, NSW. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Era: 1900s
- Brand: Walker & Hall
- Originating Region: UK
- Product Type: Salt Cellars
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Composition: Sterling
- Style: Art Nouveau
- Pattern: garden