William IV Silver Open Salts with Embossed Decoration
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- 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.
- William Iv - William IV was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837, and in English furniture design it represented the brief period between the end of the Regency period, and the beginning of the Victorian period.
- 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.
Visually similar items
A pair of silver salts with spoons, marked sterling and 215 E (salts); maker's mark RC London 1933/34 (spoons) of squat form with flared rims, with relief foliate and floral designs encircling; the spoons of simple bowl and rat tail design silver weight 49
Three cups and saucers attributed to Milton Pottery, all in rich brown dribble glazes over cream body (small chip to one cup)
Vintage brass NSW Fire Brigade brass helmet, fitted leather interior, marked for Rider & Bell, # 3822, Height 26 cm
Pair of George III sterling silver salts, hallmarked London 1779, 95g approx