Japanese silver salt and pepper, ca 1890. Open salt round and bellied with short plain foot. Shaker ginger jar-form with pierced and threaded cover. Both have allover hand hammering with applied floral ornament: salt has tree trunk and blossoming branches. The shaker has iris flowers in eddying water. A charming Meiji-era pair. Marked with Japanese characters. Dimensions: Salt: H 1 3/4 x D 2 1/4 in. Shaker: H 2 1/4 x D 1 3/4 in. Total weight: 3.5 troy ounces. The item “Antique Salt & Pepper Meiji Open Shaker Japanese Silver C 1890″ is in sale since Thursday, December 17, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Non-U.S. Silver\Asia”. The seller is “nelson-and-nelson-antiques” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Age: 1850-1899
- Material: Silver
- Region: Asia
- Type: Salt & Pepper
- Brand: Japanese
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