PAIR OF DOUBLE SALT CELLARS AND THEIR INTERIORS IN SILVER (950) Goldsmith Charles-Nicolas Odiot Paris, circa 1850 Standing on four claw feet, the central grip decorated with foliage ending in a leafy seed. Goldsmith's hallmark and full mark ODIOT / A PARIS, export hallmark, head of Mercury For the salt cellars, numbered 4118 For the silver and vermeil interiors, numbered 8992 Scratches from use, wear to vermeil H.:13 cm (5 in.) l.:17,5 cm (6 ¾ in.) Weight:894 gr. Origin: Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905); Sotheby's Amsterdam, Collection of Princess Lilian of Belgium, September 22-23, 2003, lot 26; Acquired by the current owner; Private collection, Paris. A pair of silver salt cellars and their silver and silver-gilt liners, by Charles-Nicolas Odiot, Paris, circa 1850

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