Adie Brothers | Sterling Silver Pepperette | Pear Form on Four Pad Feet | Birmingham 1924

Adie Brothers | Sterling Silver Pepperette | Pear Form on Four Pad Feet | Birmingham 1924

A pear-shaped pepperette on four pad feet, the companion to our other Adie Brothers pepperette of the same year.

This sterling silver pepperette has a plain pear-shaped body that narrows to a shaped, moulded rim. The domed cap is pierced with rows of round holes, edged with a shaped border that follows the line of the rim, and finished with a turned finial. The body stands on four pad feet, each joined to it by a small shell-shaped mount.

It is hallmarked in Birmingham for 1924, with the anchor and the lion passant for sterling silver. The maker’s mark is that of Adie Brothers Ltd, a Birmingham firm founded around 1879 that made tableware, condiment pieces, compacts and cigarette cases until the late 1960s.

It is in good condition, with two small dings to the body, one to the cap, and some dark spotting to the surface of the body.

Key Details

• Maker: Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham
• Material: sterling silver
• Hallmarks: Birmingham anchor, lion passant, date letter for 1924, Adie Brothers maker’s mark
• Form: pear-shaped body on four pad feet, pierced domed cap with turned finial
• Height: 8 cm
• Diameter: 3 cm
• Weight: 30 g
• Condition: good; two small dings to the body, one to the cap, some dark spotting

Collector Appeal

This pepperette closely matches another Adie Brothers example of the same design and year, available separately in the shop. Together, the two would make a complementary pair for the table.

Another Adie Brothers pepperette of the same design and year, from the shop: companion pepperette.

One of two, made in Birmingham in 1924.