1857 Lovely English Victorian Sterling Silver Floral Chased Open Salt Cellars. Presented is a lovely pair of English Victorian sterling silver open salt cellars, with spoons. These cellars were made by George John Richards and date to 1857. The spoons, which are a marriage, are Georgian spoons dating to 1813 and 1810. The salt cellars are done in a round form, standing on three trefid style feet. The salts are fabulously hand chased around the sides with a band of floral and foliate decoration, with a scroll-enclosed cartouche in the center. Inside the cartouche is a neat crest of a spread-winged eagle above a crown. The spoons, although a marriage, match well and are themselves old, well made pieces. One spoon has a crest of a stag’s head, pierced through the neck with an arrow, while the other spoon has a monogram of FP in flowing script. Each salt is hallmarked on the underside with the lion passant for sterling silver, the leopard’s head for the city of London, the date letter b for 1857, Queen Victoria head duty mark, and the maker’s mark for George John Richards. One spoon is hallmarked on the underside with the lion passant for sterling silver, the date letter S for 1813, King George III’s head duty mark, and the maker’s mark WW, likely for William Weston. The other is hallmarked on the underside with the lion passant for sterling silver, the leopard’s head crowned for the city of London, the date letter P for 1810, King George III’s head duty mark, and the maker’s mark for Thomas James. These pieces are in great condition. The details of the chased designs are nice and crisp. There are no splits, no breaks, no dents, no monogram removals, and no repairs. Each salt measures about 3 inches in diameter and stands about 1 1/8 inches tall. The spoons are about 4 inches long. The total weight for the set is 214.5 grams or 7.6 regular ounces. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution.
