Sterling master salt on foot, mark of John Wendt for retailer Ball Black & Co. New York, ca 1859-70. Silversmith John Rudolph Wendt was born in Germany but emigrated to America. John Rudolph Wendt is often considered one of Americas most important silversmith in the mid-19th century and is known for flatware patterns such as Medallion. The 925/1000 shield mark with NEW-YORK has been identified as that of Wendt. Dimensions: 1.75″ tall, 2.525″ diameter. 2 very small depressed dings on top rim (top). Riverview Antiques on the Delaware is an established antiques dealer that specializes in glass of all periods, Japanese arts, ceramics from 1650 to Art Deco era, furniture from 1700 to 1860, antique and vintage jewelry, paintings, silver, and antique domestic articles with a sprinkling of folk whimsies and oddities. Our brick-and-mortar address is 1738 River Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972, which is less than 70 miles from NYC and Philadelphia and a short trip up river from Lambertville, NJ, and New Hope, PA. We have a policy regarding Best Offers, which is that. We set up criteria for the minimum acceptable offer when we list the item and it varies per item. We are a dealer, and our prices reflect a minimum that takes into account the current market, our acquisition costs, and our overhead, the latter determining our normal margin. For defects that were unmentioned or not shown in the photographs or if the description misrepresented the item significantly. The item “19th c. Sterling master salt, John Wendt for Ball Black & Co. 11550″ is in sale since Sunday, March 24, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Other Antique Sterling Silver”. The seller is “rivervuantik” and is located in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Viet nam, Uruguay, South Korea, Thailand, Barbados, Bermuda, Ecuador, Gibraltar, Iceland, Jordan, Cambodia, Luxembourg, Oman.
- Age: 1850-1899
- Type: Salt Cellar
- Composition: Sterling Silver
- Brand: John R. Wendt & Co.
