What is a cayenne spoon?

A long-handled condiment spoon, named for the spice it served. It sits in the same family as mustard spoons, condiment shovels and spades. Spoons and ladles of this sort make up roughly one in seven of the listings, sometimes on their own and sometimes as the fitting that came with a pot.

Which assay towns show up most?

Birmingham and London are named in equal measure and lead the field, with Sheffield, Chester and Glasgow recurring. Provincial marks are the exception. Exeter, Newcastle and Arbroath each appear once, along with one piece described only as Scottish Provincial.

How old are these pieces?

The dated listings run from 1750 to 1960. Victorian is the largest single group, followed by a broad early-to-mid 20th-century band and then Georgian. Many entries carry a period label rather than an assay year, so you'll see '19th Century', 'Regency' or 'Georgian' standing in for a date. Some hallmarked work reaches into the 1960s. The earliest single dates in the listings are a 1738 pair of salts and a 1759 pair of butter shells.

Are non-British condiments common?

No. English sterling dominates, and the plated stream is English too. Continental, French .950, Norwegian enamel, Dutch .833, German, Spanish, Japanese Meiji and Anglo-Indian Kutch pieces each surface only once or twice.

Why do salts and pepper pots have glass liners?

Salt and mustard corrode silver, so a glass or gilt insert was fitted to keep the contents off the metal. Pierced pots need one to hold anything at all. Coloured liners are a quiet sub-theme in the listings: cobalt, cranberry, ruby, amethyst and plain blue, with cut glass named in its own set of titles.

What are silver bottle labels doing in this category?

They named the sauce in the bottle. Two 18th-century examples appear in the listings, one reading 'Soy' and one 'Harvey Sauce'. It's a form that turns up only once in a blue moon under this heading.

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Antique Silver Condiments

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Small silver and plated wares for the table - mustard pots, pepper pots, open salts, cruet frames and the spoons that go with them - made to hold the seasonings at each place setting.

Victorian Sterling Silver Four Bottle Cruet or Condiment Set

19th century

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Victorian Sterling Silver Four Bottle Cruet or Condiment Set

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£485

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19th century

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Octagonal Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£345

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19th century

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A Useful Pair of Scottish Silver Mustard Spoons by Hamilton & Inches

From Andrew Cox Antiques

£165

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19th century

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Pair of Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Salts 1899

From Robert Bush Antiques

£375

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19th century

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Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£365

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19th century

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Pair of Antique Victorian Sterling Silver 'Bird' Salts & Spoons in Case 1884

From Robert Bush Antiques

£425

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19th century

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Victorian Sterling Silver Oval Mustard Pot

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£290

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18th century

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Plain George III Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£325

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1920 - 1940

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Set of 4 Art Deco Silver Plated Salt Cellars with Cobalt Glass Liners – Circa 1930

From Kingsdown Antiques

£145

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot 1882

From Robert Bush Antiques

£425

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Birmingham and London are the assay towns named most often on Sellingantiques, level at eighteen each, with Sheffield, Chester and Glasgow behind them.

1900 - 1920

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Georgian Style Chester Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£285

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19th century

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Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£330

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19th century

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Victorian Sterling Silver Owl Pepper Pot

From Piers Rankin Antique Silver

£650

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Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Sauce Holder with Wirework Stand – Circa 1890

19th century

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Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Sauce Holder with Wirework Stand – Circa 1890

From Kingsdown Antiques

£165

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19th century

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Victorian Antique Silver Salts, Sheffield 1837

From Highland Antiques Ltd

£695

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19th century

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Antique Late Victorian Sterling Silver 3 Piece Cruet Set

From Robert Bush Antiques

£365

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Antique Silver Condiments

Victorian Sterling Silver Four Bottle Cruet or Condiment Set

Octagonal Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

A Useful Pair of Scottish Silver Mustard Spoons by Hamilton & Inches

Pair of Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Salts 1899

Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket

Pair of Antique Victorian Sterling Silver 'Bird' Salts & Spoons in Case 1884

Victorian Sterling Silver Oval Mustard Pot

Plain George III Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

Set of 4 Art Deco Silver Plated Salt Cellars with Cobalt Glass Liners – Circa 1930

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot 1882

Georgian Style Chester Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot

Victorian Sterling Silver Owl Pepper Pot

Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Sauce Holder with Wirework Stand – Circa 1890

Victorian Antique Silver Salts, Sheffield 1837

Antique Late Victorian Sterling Silver 3 Piece Cruet Set

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