Silver Open Salt Cellars 1900 - 1920

Name: Pair of Silver Salts
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA533882
Price: 225 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Ballinderry Antiques

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2 Lower Ballinderry Rd
Ballinderry Upper
Lisburn
BT28 2EP
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom

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Ballinderry Antiques

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Location: 2 Lower Ballinderry Rd , Ballinderry Upper , Lisburn , BT28 2EP, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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A pair of pierced silver open salt cellars raised on claw feet and fitted with deep cobalt blue glass liners.

Pair of silver salts

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Open salt cellars are small vessels designed to hold loose salt on the dining table before free-flowing salt shakers became commonplace. Guests used tiny spoons or their fingers to sprinkle salt onto their plates, making these items central to formal dining service.

These vessels commonly combine solid sterling silver or silver-plated frames with removable glass liners. Cobalt blue glass was favoured to prevent the corrosive reaction between salt and raw silver while adding a vivid visual contrast to the pierced metalwork.

Authentic silver salts typically feature hallmarks indicating the maker, purity, assay office, and date letter stamped into the metal casing. The presence of hand-chased details, pierced fretwork, and original blown glass liners sized precisely to the metal frames also indicates period authenticity.

While traditionally used for table service, antique salt cellars can be styled on a sideboard top as decorative accents or repurposed on a dressing table to hold small items of jewellery like rings and earrings.

The glass liners should be removed and washed separately in warm soapy water, ensuring no salt residue is left to crystallise. The silver frames should be polished gently with a soft cotton cloth and silver polish, avoiding submersion of delicate openwork.

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