Sterling Silver Salt Cellars with Foliate Feet
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A pair of sterling silver salt cellars, by Thomas & John Settle, Sheffield, circa 1821, each of shallow circular form with a gilt wash interior, raised on three foliate cast feet. Approximately 280 gms. 5.5 cm high, 8.5 cm diameter
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
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