Description
Silver set, comprising:
- Four salt cellars in blue-tinted glass, with 800°/°° silver mounts featuring openwork decoration of mascarons, grotesques and foliage, on a legged base,
- One salt cellar and one sugar bowl in blue-tinted glass, and one salt cellar in black-tinted glass, with 800°/°° silver mounts decorated with friezes of palmettes, the feet forming urns ending in dolphins,
- A large blue-tinted glass salt cellar, with an Ancien Régime-style 950°/°° silver mount decorated with putti and garlands, on a legged base,
- A large saleron mount in 950°/°° silver from the Ancien Régime, decorated with openwork putti and a medallion (missing),
- Four saleron spoons, two of which are in 950°/°° silver,
- A 950°/°° silver mustard pot with openwork foliage decoration, the handles forming stylised animals, a monogrammed lid, and a circular fluted base resting on kalyx-shaped feet.
France, 19th century.
Net weight of 800°/°° silver: 336 g
Net weight of 950°/°° silver: 252 g
(Oxidation).
This lot comes from the reception room of the Château d’Arcangues.
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About the sale
Arcangues: A castle in the Basque Country
Auction location
Auction time
09/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
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