MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT AND CO., LONDON, 1755

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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER SALT-CELLARS
MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT AND CO., LONDON, 1755
Each of shell form with rocaille border and handle, on a base modelled as a turtle
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
31 oz. (962 gr.) (4)

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Lot Essay

These unusal salts were perhaps the inspiration for a series produced in the early part of the 19th century by Joseph Craddock and William Reid. See for example a condiment set of 1815 consisting of four salts, two mustard pots and six spoons, (Christie's, London, 9 December 1959, lot 146A) and another set of four salts dated 1815 and 1818 (Christie's, London, 1 December 2005, lot 338).

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