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Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882
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Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882

19th century
For Sale by Ritas Bazaar
Description

An attractive pair of antique late Victorian Royal Worcester porcelain figural salts, produced in Worcester, England, in 1882. Modelled in the distinctive James Hadley style, the companion figures portray a young gentleman wearing a tricorn hat and a lady in eighteenth-century costume standing beside hollowed tree trunks. Designed with both decorative and practical intent, the open trunks served either as master salt cellars for the dining table or as spill holders for wooden tapers used to light candles, lamps and pipes.

Royal Worcester combined fine porcelain body, careful hand finishing and multiple enamel firings to produce table wares of exceptional quality. Pieces of this type were made in comparatively limited numbers and reflected the growing Victorian taste for functional objects executed as decorative sculptures.

Both figures are finished in muted overglaze sage green and soft ivory enamel pigments, creating the refined colour palette for which Royal Worcester became renowned during the late nineteenth century. The undersides retain authentic green printed Royal Worcester factory marks, while the date code T for 1882 is present on one figure.

Dimensions:

Lady: Weight 263 g

Height: 16.5 cm

Gentleman: Weight 210 g

Height: 16.3 cm

Condition:

Both figures are in excellent antique condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repairs detected under ultraviolet examination.

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.

Physical Dimensions
Height
16.5cm (6.50")
Declaration

Ritas Bazaar has dated these Royal Worcester Figural Salts to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1228296
Dealers Internal Reference
B1826
Description
An attractive pair of antique late Victorian Royal Worcester porcelain figural salts, produced in Worcester, England, in 1882.
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Modelled in the distinctive James Hadley style, the companion figures portray a young gentleman wearing a tricorn hat and a lady in eighteenth-century costume standing beside hollowed tree trunks.
Ritas Bazaar

Designed with both decorative and practical intent, the open trunks served either as master salt cellars for the dining table or as spill holders for wooden tapers used to light candles, lamps and pipes.

fig 1. A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels.
fig 1. Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882

Royal Worcester combined fine porcelain body, careful hand finishing and multiple enamel firings to produce table wares of exceptional quality. Pieces of this type were made in comparatively limited numbers and reflected the growing Victorian taste for functional objects executed as decorative sculptures.

fig 2. A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels.
fig 2. Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882

Both figures are finished in muted overglaze sage green and soft ivory enamel pigments, creating the refined colour palette for which Royal Worcester became renowned during the late nineteenth century. The undersides retain authentic green printed Royal Worcester factory marks, while the date code T for 1882 is present on one figure.

fig 3. A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels.
fig 3. Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882

Dimensions:

Lady: Weight 263 g

Height: 16.5 cm

Gentleman: Weight 210 g

Height: 16.3 cm

Condition:

Both figures are in excellent antique condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repairs detected under ultraviolet examination.

fig 4. A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels.
fig 4. Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.

Height
16.5cm (6.50")
Date of Manufacture

Ritas Bazaar has dated these Royal Worcester Figural Salts to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1228296
Dealers Internal Ref
B1826
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Archive I A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels.

Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882

Archive II A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels. View II
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A pair of late Victorian grey and cream glazed porcelain figural salts depicting a man and woman beside hollow tree stump vessels.
Royal Worcester Late Victorian Pair of Figural Salts, 1882
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Figural salt cellars are decorative open salt containers sculpted in the form of human figures, animals, or characters, which were widely produced during 19th-century formal dining service traditions.

Porcelain salts of this period were typically cast from fine soft-paste or hard-paste porcelain and finished with tinted coloured glazes, monochrome glazes, or hand-painted enamel details.

Authentic pieces feature standard printed or impressed factory marks on the base, frequently accompanied by a letter or dot system indicating the precise year of manufacture.

These small decorative items can be placed at the centre of a dining table, displayed inside a glass-fronted cabinet, or arranged atop a sideboard alongside modern tableware.

Porcelain salts should be washed gently by hand using lukewarm water and a mild detergent, ensuring abrasive materials are avoided to protect the glaze.
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