"Condiment Set / Double Salt Shaker Silver France 19th Century "
Double salt cellars / condiment set in cast silver resting on a boat-shaped tray with four volute feet with acanthus leaf attachments. The mount, screwed onto the tray, is openwork with shell decoration and a moving edge. The handle is in the middle decorated with a ring with asymmetrical curves topped with a shell with five stylized branches. The straight containers are in cut crystal, engraved with a sun on the belly, gold edging on the top and on the base. Work in the style of Louis XV France, mid-19th century. Silver 950/1000 Minerva hallmarks. Master Goldsmith: Pierre-Francois Augustin Turquet (1844-1855) Net weight: 385 gr Length: 22.8 cm Width: 11.3 cm Height: 9 cm Cup: 4.5 X 5 cm Joint: four salt shovels in silver and vermeil / Minerva Weight: 19 gr Set in good condition / original crystal Without repairs