Empire period Double silver salt cellars with lyre-shaped handles ending in eagles' heads, and atlantean uprights joined by a frieze of palmettes. First cock hallmark 1798-1809 Master goldsmith Gabriel-Jacques-André BOMPART (active from 1803-1804) Slightly missing A mustard pot of the same model and by the same master goldsmith with some dents. Weight without interior 280g

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