A rare pair of 800 silver salt cellars formed as a boy and girl with baskets, marks for Hanau, Germany c. Each is dressed in 18th century costume and each holding a large open weave-pattern basket, supported on floral and scroll decorated mounds. This form, or close versions of it, was used by some of the great silversmiths such as Garrards, Hancocks, etc. These are later copies but very good copies. They are made of solid 800 silver, no cement loading at all. Each is hallmarked on the mound, though it is difficult to read because of the stipple background. 800, the Crescent & Crown mark (national for Germany since 1888), a standing lion with a crown above, ? . Z (maybe a makers mark), Germany. Dimensions: 17.1 and 18 cm tall. Weight: 370 and 425 gms. Oct 20 To all my watchers and past customers I must advise you that I will be shutting down this account for a few months. I have bought an investment property in the UK which I will be renovating. I have no idea how long it will take until I start, but I hope its not going to be more than 3 months or so, weather-permitting of course. So if you are considering purchasing any of these items you have about 10 days to make up your mind. Most items are antique and have signs of wear and tear. If there is anything you are unsure about please feel free to ask, I will be happy to answer all your questions. Thank you for visiting. Foreign buyers, especially EU and UK. Import rules and regulations are constantly changing. I will do what I can to ease the burden. The item “A magnificent pair of cast solid silver Figural salt-cellars, Hanau, Germany c. 1″ is in sale since Friday, April 5, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Non-U.S. Silver\Germany”. The seller is “albionant” and is located in Marietta, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Age: 1850-1899
- Type: Salt Cellar
- Brand: Hanau
