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Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:43 am
by elcid51
Hello I ask everyone's help to give a name to the silversmith in a French province (93?) in 1809/1819 has made the pair of salt cellars of which I enclose the following photographs. Thank you and happy New Year, Guido
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Re: Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:39 pm
by legrandmogol
Sorry I cannot help with the maker but I believe that these are Cruet holders and not salt cellars. Most likely would have held two glass bottles for holding oils and vinegar. Might be fun to try and find matching replacements

Re: Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:42 pm
by elcid51
Good evening legrandmogol,
from the dimensions (LXPXH) 18x8x21 cm with a support depth of only 3 cm of the container see photograph I still think that it is a pair of double salts. In any case the problem of the crystals remains.
Thanks anyway, greetings,
Guido
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Re: Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:01 am
by Aguest
The style seems to me to be consistent with a cruet set :: Here was one which I found, note the similarities ::::

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Still I am not sure of the maker of the French item :

Re: Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:59 am
by elcid51
Hello Aguest,
hello I make collection of cruets and salt cellars, for a pair of salt cellars see see
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36852&p=98452#p98452
Can you tell me which province is number 93 in the period 1809-1819.
Thank you all,
Guido

Re: Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:36 pm
by blakstone
During this period, departement 93 was Seine-et-Marne; its assay office was in the city of Melun. Unfortunately, I do not know of a reference which covers Empire era makers of the region.

Hope this helps!

Re: Please help me identify the french silversmith of the salts

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:42 pm
by elcid51
Hi Blakstone,
thank you very much, Guido