This Victorian Sterling silver salt cellar is English, weighs 36.9g and measures 1.5 inches wide, 2.5 inches long and 2 inches deep. It bears the hallmark of Chester comprising 'lion passant', a shield and the date letter 'M' denoting the years 1894-1896, and the English Registry Mark 'RD 33767'. Artfully decorated with relief style vertical reeding and delicately hand chased around the upper rim, this aesthetically delightful, late Victorian salt cellar stands on quatrefoil ball-shaped Sterling silver feet. This delicate salt cellar is stamped with the silversmiths' initials 'J.D' & 'W.D.' for 'James Deakin & Sons'.

Salt and pepper cellars were indispensable accessories and absolute necessity at the 'Victorian table'. They were constituent items of Victorian 'Cruet sets' often inspired by the 16th and 17th century designs pioneered by German silversmiths. Such Cruet sets consisted of a Cruet stand holding bottles for serving liquid condiments such as oil, vinegar and soy and casters for spices and pepper, a salt cellar as well as a pot for mustard. A particular combination of such components gained popularity and fame as the 'Warwick Cruet', named after the first Earl of Warwick who commissioned such a piece around 1715. The Warwick Cruet comprises two glass cruet bottles, a large silver sugar caster and two smaller silver casters for pepper and dry mustard.

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Suggested Retail Price: $200.00 Your Price: $130.00 Wholesale Price: $100.00