| DESCRIPTION |
Pair of Georgian silver pedestal salts with gadroon top rim decoration, gilded interiors and a crest engraving to one side. Also included is a free pair of silver Fiddle pattern salt spoons with monogram engraving and gilded
bowls, London 1833, William Eaton. |
| SILVERSMITH |
John Eames |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
1807 |
| ASSAY OFFICE |
London, also struck below top rims with French Swan mark used on imported silver sold at auction between 1893 and 1970 |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS |
total 159 |
| LENGTH in INCHES |
salts 3 ½, spoons 4+ |
| SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
| OVERALL CONDITION |
both salts have a hefty, solid feel, the spoons less so. One salt retains the original mercurial gilding whilst the other has been recently gold plated to match as closely as possible |
| FAULTS |
one salt required new gilding because of a large, oval, extremely well executed, silver patch repair to the side opposite the crest |
