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Silver Salt Cellars

Silver Salt Cellars Part III

April 16, 2010 Silver Salt Cellars

In general silver salt cellars may be classified as follows, commencing with the Standing Salt, with its …

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Silver Salt Cellars Part II

April 16, 2010 Silver Salt Cellars

In consequence, spurious silver of later date, with the old silver hallmarks cunningly inserted, has appeared in great quantities.

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Silver Salt Cellars Part I

September 14, 2009 Silver Salt Cellars

To him who loves to quicken the dry bones of collecting into something pulsating with life, the salt cellar provides a delight which is not easily equaled. It was an honoured guest at every feast. It was the social thermometer which marked the exact degree of rank of the sitters. Persons of distinction sat above the salt, and between it and the head of the table.

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