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DESCRIPTION Elegant pair of Georgian silver salts with a monogram engraving to the cartouche on one side, the other still blank. Both blue glass liners have star cut bases, one is old and the other a later replacement.

 SILVERSMITH

William Abdy

DATE or HALLMARK

1795

ASSAY OFFICE or COUNTRY

London

WEIGHT in GRAMS

92 (silver only)

SIZE in INCHES

length: 3 1/2

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

very good.

MINOR FAULTS

one leg has probably been reattached. The old liner has some micro rim chips and an original flaw to the centre of the base, most likely caused by a bubble in the glass. The replacement liner has some very small rim chips.

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£228 sold item number: m3182