Salt cellar - .800 silver

These are antique salt cellars with cobalt blue glass inserts and silver supports.

These pieces are made of 800-grade solid silver!!

Salt cellars were historically important and decorative items on the table, often made from noble materials.

Weight with cobalt glass: 76 g; weight of the silver alone: 33 g

The design features a pierced band with cusped motifs and supports in the shape of ferine paws and grotesque masks, typical of antique silverware.

They may date from periods such as the 19th century or the Napoleonic Empire, depending on the hallmarking.