ORLEANS 1780 - 1781 - Lot 165

ORLEANS 1780 - 1781 Pair of covered salt cellars in chased cast silver. Rococo style, with shell-shaped lids and scrolled feet set on a piece underlined in the center by a slightly torsoed shell. Two small Ercuis metal salt scoops are included. Master silversmith : Michel Pierre BATAILLE, received in 1752 Weight: 320 g - length: 8.1 cm - width: 6.2 cm Condition : Salt oxidation inside At the Musée des Arts Décoratifs exhibition of March-April 1936, entitled "Orfèvrerie française civile de province du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle", a pair of salt cellars bearing the same hallmarks, belonging to Mr. Jules Strauss, was exhibited under number 239 (the objects are not reproduced in the catalog, only the hallmarks).