LONDON, CIRCA 1660
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A RARE CHARLES II SILVER CAPSTAN SALT
London, circa 1660
On a circular spreading base, with a narrow waist rising to a circular rim supporting three scrolls and holding a circular well, the base engraved with an inscription Saved from the Fire of London 1666, Saved from the Fire of Boston 1872, Abbott & Katharine Lawrence 1850, marked on well and under base
5¼in. (13.3cm.) diameter; 11oz. (347gr.)
London, circa 1660
On a circular spreading base, with a narrow waist rising to a circular rim supporting three scrolls and holding a circular well, the base engraved with an inscription Saved from the Fire of London 1666, Saved from the Fire of Boston 1872, Abbott & Katharine Lawrence 1850, marked on well and under base
5¼in. (13.3cm.) diameter; 11oz. (347gr.)