Help identifying maker's mark (Silverplated cellar)

Discussion in 'Silver' started by TankCla, Sep 1, 2025.

  1. TankCla

    TankCla New Member

    Hello
    I receintly bought, what I think is a salt cellar from an antiques shop.
    Can anyone help me identify the maker?
    Google is a bit confused and cannot provide an answer.
    E.P.C is electroplated copper, but this is all I found.

    I very much appreciate your help.



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  3. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    It's a mustard pot.

    ~Cheryl
     
  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    With liner and spoon ; that's not nearly common enough.
     
  5. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member


    Sorry, not really understanding what you mean...

    ~Cheryl
     
  6. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Me either
    Mikey
     
  7. TankCla

    TankCla New Member

    Thank you for the replies. I have tried to look for this particular item online, but I cannot find it. I found something similar, but from different maker.
     
  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The glass liners are often broken and the spoons get lost.
     
  9. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member


    The majority of mustard pots retain their glass liners, even those a couple of centuries old, likely protected by the lid. Should note that mustard pots and open salts were sold both with and without matching spoons, and the spoons do often go missing. Concerning this piece, the spoon shown with it is not original, it's a salt spoon, the original mustard spoon would have had an oval bowl, and unless bearing the same maker's mark (on British sterling, date letters also matching or close) or unmarked with a distinctive design matching the pot, there's no way to know if a spoon is actually original.

    ~Cheryl


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  10. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member


    Are you just looking for similar pieces or are you trying to find the exact same piece as yours? If looking for a piece identical to yours, that may never happen - if you're looking for comparables there are quite a few to be found. Quick search on eBay found these two:

    This one by the associated Barker-Ellis company, is similar in form but with feet rather than a pedestal base, it's being sold with a mustard spoon by another maker:

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    This one by William Adams, with a similar pedestal base:

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    ~Cheryl
     
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  11. TankCla

    TankCla New Member

    Thank you Cheryl. I am more curios who made it and how old could it be.
     
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