"Lagriffoul & Laval Peugeot, Pepper Mill And 4 Salt Cellars In Solid Silver, Art Deco"
Paris, France and foreign work: four salt shakers and a pepper shaker in the form of a baluster and in the Art Deco style, in solid silver except for the mechanism of the pepper shaker. - The solid silver pepper pot by the goldsmiths LAGRIFFOUL ET LAVAL, the mechanism by PEUGEOT. Hallmarks: Minerva 1st grade (950/1000 solid silver) Master silversmith: LL and three stars in a triangle. The mechanism signed PEUGEOT FRÈRES in English letters. Dimensions: H.10.5 cm. Weight: 173.5 grams. - The solid silver salt cellars organized in two pairs, one of the two being slightly smaller than the other. They are in 800/1000e silver and bear the swan hallmark indicating foreign solid silver works imported into France since 1893. Dimensions: H. 8.5 cm. Weight: 291.2 g. Condition report: Perfect condition of the silver mounts. A small nut is missing from the pepper shaker mechanism. A Parisian silversmith based at 157 rue du Temple, LAGRIFFOUL & LAVAL is a house specializing in tableware. In addition to a very elegant Art Deco production in solid silver, he is known for a large number of mounted crystal objects, generally made in collaboration with the BACCARAT house. The quality of these pieces is remarkable.