PAIR of Antique French CARDEILHAC Sterling Silver Open Salts, Louis XVI Rococo Style. 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. Lovely PAIR of antique French Cardeilhac marked sterling silver open salts with ornate Louis XVI or Rococo styling, ball feet and gold or vermeil interior bowls! An elegant little pair and an easy opulent addition to your fine dining table service. Each bears the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number “1” within those marks means they’re in. 950 silver 95% pure and higher than the. 925 standard for “sterling” silver. We also have some extra French silver salt spoons so, ask about those if you’re interested. Maison Cardeilhac was founded by Antoine-Vital Cardeilhac in 1804. He traded at 14 and then 4 Rue du Roule, Paris and specialized in silver cutlery and table ware. During the 19th century the firm was handed down from father to son, Armand-Edouard, and continued to produce, with great success, pieces which were largely inspired by wrought iron originals with a rich and finely executed ornamentation. Their work is particularly known for their chasing. Pieces typically have restrained naturalistic decoration that is occasionally varied with the use of ivory, wood, or different patinas. Maison Cardeilhac exhibited at national and international exhibitions and received many awards, beginning with the Bronze Medal in 1823 and Silver Medals in 1827, 1834 and again at the Parisian Universal Exhibition in 1867. They were ultimately honored with a Gold Medal at the 1878 Universal Exhibition which gave them international renown. Grandson Ernest introduced gold and silversmithing to the firm. He interned at Harleux and won a silver medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. Ernest Cardeilhac was the president of the jury for the cutlery section at the Exposition Universelle Internationale of 1900, and examples of the work of Cardeilhac were displayed at the Musee D’Orsay. The firm also exhibited gold and silver pieces done in collaboration with Lucien Bonvallet at the 1900 exposition. After more than a century of masterful success, the company was acquired by Christofle in 1951 who continued the Cardeilhac patterns well into the 20th century. If you look down on them from the tops, you can see that the rims are very, very slightly out of perfect round but there are no other notable dents or damage. See pictures for weight and measurements. 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 replaceable. Please remember that when leaving DSR ratings. 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. _gsrx_vers_631 GS 6.9.8b6 (631). The item “PAIR of Antique French CARDEILHAC Sterling Silver Open Salts, Louis XVI Rococo” is in sale since Friday, September 14, 2018. 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.
- Style: Louis XVI
- Age: 1850-1899
- Composition: Sterling Silver
- Original/Reproduction: Original
