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A Pair for Cranberry Glass Salt Cellars with Whit Trail Decoration, English C.1890
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A Pair for Cranberry Glass Salt Cellars with Whit Trail Decoration, English C.1890

19th century
For Sale by Mark J West
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A pair for cranberry glass salt cellars with whit trail decoration, English c.1890

Physical Dimensions
Height
4cm (1.57")
Width
7.5cm (2.95")
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Mark J West has dated these Victorian Cranberry Glass Salts to the 1880s.

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1709
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A pair for cranberry glass salt cellars with whit trail decoration, English c.1890
Height
4cm (1.57")
Width
7.5cm (2.95")
Date of Manufacture

Mark J West has dated these Victorian Cranberry Glass Salts to the 1880s.

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SA1228653
Dealers Internal Ref
1709
Mark J West
Mark J West
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2016

Mark west is a specialist dealer in antique glass.

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A pair of round Victorian cranberry glass salt cellars featuring horizontal white trailed decoration and crimped rims.
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Archive I A pair of round Victorian cranberry glass salt cellars featuring horizontal white trailed decoration and crimped rims.

A Pair for Cranberry Glass Salt Cellars with Whit Trail Decoration, English C.1890

Archive II A pair of round Victorian cranberry glass salt cellars featuring horizontal white trailed decoration and crimped rims. View II
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Mark J West

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A pair of round Victorian cranberry glass salt cellars featuring horizontal white trailed decoration and crimped rims.
A pair for cranberry glass salt cellars with whit trail decoration, English c.1890
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A pair of round Victorian cranberry glass salt cellars featuring horizontal white trailed decoration and crimped rims.
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  • ObjectSalt Cellars
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCranberry Glass, White Glass
  • ColourCranberry Red
  • MotifsWhite glass trailing, Crimped rim, Bowl form
  • SizeH 4 cm (2 in) x W 7.5 cm (3 in)

This pair of Victorian salt cellars consists of two open bowl forms shaped from rich cranberry red glass, each decorated with fine horizontal white trailed glass lines wrapping around the body. The upper edge of every bowl finishes in a delicate crimped rim, adding texture to the profile above the smooth, rounded base visible underneath. Made in England around 1890, these small tabletop accessories display the traditional glassmaking techniques of the period through their vibrant saturated colour contrasted against opaque white details. Each piece measures 4 cm high by 7.5 cm wide, offering a compact presentation suitable for domestic display. Placed upon a dining table center, they bring period character to traditional table settings or serve as decorative accent items within a cabinet dedicated to fine glassware collections.

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Salt cellars were standard dining accessories used to hold loose table salt prior to the widespread introduction of salt shakers. During the late Victorian era, English glassmakers produced colourful table accessories, with cranberry glass becoming a prominent choice for formal tableware.

Cranberry glass achieved its distinct red hue through the addition of gold chloride or gold oxide to molten glass. The white trailed decoration was formed by wrapping threads of opaque white glass around the vessel body during the blowing process before shaping the rim.

Authentic late 19th-century pieces typically exhibit a pontil mark on the base from the makers rod, along with subtle hand-blown variations in glass thickness. Hand-applied white trailing will show slight variations rather than precise machine-made uniformity.

These small decorative vessels can be arranged on a sideboard top, placed on a vanity tray as trinket holders, or used on a dining table to hold spices and salts during dinner service.

Wash glass cellars individually by hand using lukewarm water, mild liquid detergent, and a soft cloth. Avoid dishwashers and sudden temperature fluctuations, which can cause thermal shock and fracture thin glass.
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