Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 13th July 2021
Lot 391
A pair of Victorian novelty silver salt cellars
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £950
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Description
A pair of Victorian novelty silver salt cellars,
maker's mark BP, possibly for Benjamin Preston, London 1846,
modelled as a nautilus shell mounted on the back of a tortoise, the interior with traces of gilding, one with damage, length 9.8cm, approx. weight 13oz. (2)