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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3878756, member: 111"]Wasn't looking for this piece, just ran across it looking for something else, and sort of fell in love with it over the time it was up for auction - had quite a few watchers, the title and description weren't quite right, but adequate enough to get attention. Told myself it would go out of my range, but put in a snipe for the highest I'd go and then left it alone - apparently overestimated its value, came in way below what I expected, but that works for me, 'cause now it's mine!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A Danish Empire silver master salt, assayed in Copenhagen in 1812 (still working on the maker) - oval with a wide rolled lip, about 3-3/8" (8.5cm) wide X 2-1/2" (6.5cm) tall, weighing in at a sturdy 67 grams, legs attached with naively cut and engraved acanthus leaves, sweet little ball & claw feet, tiny threaded posts and square nuts fastening them to the base, which has a center ball finial. The spoon in the third pic is my bright-cut salt spoon made by Peter, Ann, & William Bateman, London, 1800...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]320189[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]320191[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]320192[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]320193[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since I 'saved' money, also picked up these six pretty teaspoons, stamped only '13' for 13 loth (.812 fineness) - they're in beautiful condition, doesn't look like they've had much use in the last century and a half or so:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]320197[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3878756, member: 111"]Wasn't looking for this piece, just ran across it looking for something else, and sort of fell in love with it over the time it was up for auction - had quite a few watchers, the title and description weren't quite right, but adequate enough to get attention. Told myself it would go out of my range, but put in a snipe for the highest I'd go and then left it alone - apparently overestimated its value, came in way below what I expected, but that works for me, 'cause now it's mine! A Danish Empire silver master salt, assayed in Copenhagen in 1812 (still working on the maker) - oval with a wide rolled lip, about 3-3/8" (8.5cm) wide X 2-1/2" (6.5cm) tall, weighing in at a sturdy 67 grams, legs attached with naively cut and engraved acanthus leaves, sweet little ball & claw feet, tiny threaded posts and square nuts fastening them to the base, which has a center ball finial. The spoon in the third pic is my bright-cut salt spoon made by Peter, Ann, & William Bateman, London, 1800... [ATTACH=full]320189[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]320191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]320192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]320193[/ATTACH] Since I 'saved' money, also picked up these six pretty teaspoons, stamped only '13' for 13 loth (.812 fineness) - they're in beautiful condition, doesn't look like they've had much use in the last century and a half or so: [ATTACH=full]320197[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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