On offer are an extraordinary matched pair of 1809 French Empire slt cellars by Ambroise Mignerot of Paris. Both pieces bear the French 950 silver Guarantee mark used from 1798 to 1809. Both also bear the makers mark of Ambroise Mignerot who worked in Paris during the reign of Napoleon I and shortly afterwards. They ..
Exquisite early 19thc French Empire sterling silver grand double open salt cellar by master silversmith Ambroise MIGNEROT. The salt cellar caddy rests on a tripod base with classical caryatid figural mounts and hoof feet. The openwork body with a pierced frieze of palmettes, supporting two old hand blown thick glass inserts. The central handle patterned ..
Exquisite early 19thc French Empire sterling silver grand double open salt cellar by master silversmith Ambroise MIGNEROT. The salt cellar caddy rests on a tripod base with classical caryatid figural mounts and hoof feet. The openwork body with a pierced frieze of palmettes, supporting two old hand blown thick glass inserts. The central handle patterned ..