Labat & Pugibet. - Table service (2) - neo-Renaissance / troubadour - .950 silver - Pair of silver salt cellars.

Labat & Pugibet – Pair of salt cellars in solid silver 950‰, Minerve first title, Paris around 1880–1897
Description:
Beautiful pair of French salt cellars in solid silver 950‰, made in Paris by the silversmiths Labat & Pugibet, active from 1877 to 1897.
The mounts are finely pierced and chased in a rich Neo-Renaissance / troubadour-style decor, composed of scrolls of foliage, chimeras, fantastic mascarons and small hanging elements. Each salt cellar rests on three small pierced feet.
Both pieces retain their glass/crystal beakers, perfectly fitted to the mounts.
Visible marks include:
- Minerve 1st titre, French guarantee for silver 950‰;
- master mark L & P, with the shoemaker’s awl, attributed to Labat & Pugibet.
Net silver weight: 19.05 g per salt cellar, i.e., 38.10 g of 950‰ solid silver in total, excluding the beakers.
Fine silver weight: about 36.20 g.
Overall very good condition for late 19th-century pieces, with signs of use and a light patina appropriate to the age. Decor well preserved and highly legible. The beakers are present; their exact condition is visible in the photographs.
Beautiful pair of antique Parisian metalwork, interesting for its identified silversmith, its particularly rich decor, and its preservation with the two glass/crystal fittings.