Lot 401
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AN EDWARD VII SILVER BELL-SALT
THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
AN EDWARD VII SILVER BELL-SALT

MARK OF THOMAS BRADBURY AND SONS, LONDON, 1903

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AN EDWARD VII SILVER BELL-SALT
MARK OF THOMAS BRADBURY AND SONS, LONDON, 1903
In the Elizabeth I, style baluster shaped on three ball and claw feet, in three sections chased with scrolling foliage and flowers on matted ground, the detachable rising domed cover with pierced ball and baluster finial, the lower part with two shield shaped cartouche and engraved with inscription 'A. G. Buchanan from his Godfather Stanley 1937', marked on body, two bezels and cover, stamped underneath 'Holmes 29 Old Bond Street W. 1'
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high
24 oz. 9 dwt. (761 gr.)

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Lot Essay


Double bell-shaped salts developed from single bell-shaped examples in the mid 16th century and are recorded in inventories of the time, such as that taken at Hardwick Hall in 1601, with only about thirty examples having survived. In medieval England, the salt historically held a prominent position in the display plate of Royal and aristocratic households. Placed on the table rather than the buffet it had both ceremonial, religious and practical significance. This object came to epitomise the Tudor period and as such were very sought after by the Victorian and Edwardian collectors leading to the manufacture of historicist pieces.

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