{"product_id":"antique-800-silver-cobalt-glass-salt-cellar-set-hanau-ca-1900","title":"Antique 800 Silver Cobalt Glass Salt Cellar Set Hanau Ca. 1900","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAntique German silver salt cellar set in the Louis XVI revival style, late nineteenth century, comprising a lidded master salt stamped 800, three matching open salts in coordinating silver frames, and the original shell-bowl spoon. The casting matches across all four pieces, garlands, cabochons, urn motifs, and pierced scroll feet, suggesting a single workshop, almost certainly Hanau, the center of German Historismus silver production from roughly 1890 to 1920. All four pieces retain their original deep cobalt glass liners, used historically to protect silver from salt corrosion. The hinged lid of the master salt opens smoothly, and the pinecone finial and repoussé floral work read as textbook neoclassical revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Type | Salt Cellar Set, four pieces with spoon [d]Maker | Unidentified, attributed to a Hanau workshop [d]Material | 800 silver (master salt lid, marked); silver-toned matching frames (three open salts, unmarked); cobalt glass liners [d]Hallmark | 800 (master salt lid only); other pieces unmarked [d]Origin | Germany, likely Hanau [d]Age | Circa 1890 to 1920 [d]Style | Louis XVI revival, German Historismus [d]Size | Master salt approximately 4 in H x 3 in W; open salts approximately 2 in H x 2.5 in W [d]Pattern | Repoussé floral garlands, oval cabochons, urn motifs, pierced scroll feet, pinecone finial [d]Features | Hinged lid on master salt with original shell-bowl spoon; four original cobalt glass liners [condition] The set is in good original antique condition with wear and patina appropriate to a piece roughly 110 to 130 years old. The master salt lid is stamped 800; the three open salts and the spoon carry no marks. Light tarnish throughout, with darker patina in the recessed areas of the repoussé work, most visible on the underside of the master salt lid. The scrolled feet on all four pieces are slightly bent or misshapen from age and handling and can be carefully straightened. One of the three open salt liners has a small chip on the rim. The other three liners are intact. The hinge on the master salt lid functions smoothly. Casting is crisp throughout with no losses to the garlands, cabochons, or applied detail. No solder repairs visible. The shell-bowl spoon is in good condition with light surface wear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51248084484374,"sku":"AMD-02940","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/LaBelleBrocante-767.jpg?v=1777173500","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-800-silver-cobalt-glass-salt-cellar-set-hanau-ca-1900","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}