JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 5 November 2024 - 10:00 AM start
A pair of good gauge Victorian silver salts,
Realised: $1,300 plus premium
Lot Details
decorated with full figures of cherubs, gadrooned rim, engraved decoration to exterior, raised on round spreading foot, interior with original gilding. London 1850 by Hunt & Roskell. H.85mm. 525gms. Marked to base with registration number. Note: Hunt & Roskell were renowned jewellers and silversmiths on Bond Street in London who for many years held the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria. The firm was the successor to the celebrated silversmith Paul Storr. Paul Storr was England's most celebrated silversmith during the first half of the 19thC and his legacy lives on today. His pieces historically and currently adorn royal palaces and the finest stately homes.
