Sale 2447
New York
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17 May 2011
Price realised
USD 8,125
Estimate
A SET OF FOUR VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER SALT CELLARS MARK OF CHARLES REILLY & GEORGE STORER, LONDON, 1837 Each circular on incurved triangular base, the bowl supported by three female monopodiae, the rim with egg-and-dart decoration, the bowl with gilt interior, marked under bowls and bases 3½ in. (9 cm.) diameter; 44 oz. 10 dwt. (1,389 gr.) (4)
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