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Rare Antique English Novelty Cruet Set - Violin / Musical - 1894
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Rare Antique English Novelty Cruet Set - Violin / Musical - 1894

19th century
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This is a piece I have never seen before, and I doubt very much will come across again.

This Victorian novelty cruet set is made from silver plate with a makers mark on the underside for William Padley (Formerly Padley, Parkin & Staniforth) of Sheffield. This piece is also lucky enough to have an English design registration number, 228149, for the year 1894.

The violin has an open salt (gilded to protect the silver), a pepper pot and mustard pot. The glass jars carry on the musical theme, one engraved with the Wedding March and the other with Auld Lang Syne, both the lids are engraved with crossed violin bows .... all quite outstanding and unusual. The two spoons, one for the salt and one for the mustard have terminals featuring the Bass Cleff and Treble Clef.

A remarkable piece, in excellent condition measuring 9 1/2" x 3 1/2".

Item ID: 35916

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Puckerings has dated this Silver Novelty Cruet Set to the 1890s.

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This is a piece I have never seen before, and I doubt very much will come across again.
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This Victorian novelty cruet set is made from silver plate with a makers mark on the underside for William Padley (Formerly Padley, Parkin & Staniforth) of Sheffield.
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This piece is also lucky enough to have an English design registration number, 228149, for the year 1894.

fig 1. A Victorian silver-plated novelty cruet stand shaped like a violin, holding cut-glass condiment pots and silver spoons.
fig 1. Rare Antique English Novelty Cruet Set - Violin / Musical - 1894

The violin has an open salt (gilded to protect the silver), a pepper pot and mustard pot. The glass jars carry on the musical theme, one engraved with the Wedding March and the other with Auld Lang Syne, both the lids are engraved with crossed violin bows .... all quite outstanding and unusual. The two spoons, one for the salt and one for the mustard have terminals featuring the Bass Cleff and Treble Clef.

A remarkable piece, in excellent condition measuring 9 1/2" x 3 1/2".

Item ID: 35916

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly from London, England

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Silver Novelty Cruet Set to the 1890s.

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35916
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Rare Antique English Novelty Cruet Set - Violin / Musical - 1894
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A Victorian novelty cruet set is a tabletop dining accessory designed during the late nineteenth century in whimsical or figurative shapes, such as musical instruments, vehicles, or animals, to hold salt, pepper, mustard, and other condiments.

These sets were primarily constructed from sterling silver or silver-plated base metals, frequently featuring cut or moulded glass liners, gilt-lined salt wells, and small silver condiment spoons.

Authentic pieces typically bear British silver hallmarks or electroplate maker marks, design registration numbers (Rd numbers), and period-specific construction details such as hand-engraved embellishments.

An antique silver cruet set can be styled as a decorative accent on a dining room sideboard, integrated into a bar cart display, or placed on an open kitchen shelf alongside historical glassware.

Clean silver components using a soft cloth and specialist silver polish, avoiding harsh abrasive chemicals. Glass containers should be washed separately by hand in warm water and dried thoroughly before reassembly.
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