Victorian Sterling Silver Cauldron Salt | Three Hoof Feet, Beaded Rim | London 1897

Victorian Sterling Silver Cauldron Salt | Three Hoof Feet, Beaded Rim | London 1897

A small round salt on three hoof feet, its rim edged with a single row of beads.

This open salt has a round, cauldron-shaped body raised on three hoof feet, each joined to the body by a scrolled knee. A row of beading runs around the rim above a plain moulding. The front is engraved with a script monogram incorporating the letter “D”. The form is Georgian-revival, following the three-footed salts of the 18th century.

The salt is hallmarked in London for 1897, with the leopard’s head for London (faint), the lion passant for sterling silver and the date letter “b”. The maker’s mark is present but too worn to read.

It is in good condition. There is a shallow dent to the outside beside the monogram, two small dings inside, and grey discolouration and scratching to the interior from use. No glass liner is included.

Key Details

• Material: sterling silver
• Hallmarks: leopard’s head (faint), lion passant, London date letter “b” for 1897; maker’s mark worn and unreadable
• Form: Georgian-revival cauldron salt on three hoof feet with scrolled knees; beaded rim
• Engraving: script monogram incorporating the letter “D”
• Height: 3.3 cm
• Diameter: 6.2 cm
• Weight: 38 g
• Liner: none included
• Condition: good; shallow dent beside the monogram, two small dings inside, interior discolouration and scratches

Collector Appeal

The three-footed cauldron salt is a familiar form in Georgian and later English table silver. This Victorian example keeps its shaped feet, beaded rim and engraved monogram, a compact example of the Georgian-revival taste of the late 19th century.

A familiar form of English table silver, carried into the Victorian age.