196 - 19TH-CENTURY SILVERWARE

19TH-CENTURY SILVERWARE Double salt cellar in 950/°° silver, featuring a central handle with cornucopias, a beaded frieze, motifs of small bowls resting on a baluster shaft topped by a circular column with godrons, framed by two fluted salt celler supports decorated with a scalloped frieze. Rectangular stepped base ending in four ball-shaped feet Paris hallmark 1819–1838, hallmark of silversmith Étienne Auguste Courtois (active 1834–1847) Restoration period Height: 20.5 cm - Width: 18 cm - Depth: 7.5 cm Weight of the silver base: 218.5 g Minor signs of wear Included are two attached cast-glass cups decorated with stylized feathers