Antique Silver Group with Salt Cellar and Glass Container
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Comyns, William & Sons (London) - silver, maker or retailer 72
- Martin Hall & Co. (England) - silver, maker or retailer 170
- salt cellars / dishes, silver, age or period - silver, Edwardian 32
- salt cellars / dishes, silver, sets
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