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Old Augsburg Dish / Salt Cellar? What is it.
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:23 pm
by jackk
I picked up today an old Augsburg small dish with three figural mounts of a man, woman, and a boy. It looks like a salt cellar, but I have a feeling that original purpose was different. Any idea what was this used for.
Thank you!
Re: Old Augsburg Dish / Salt Cellar? What is it.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:58 am
by Theoderich
It looks like a Salt Cellar.
It is not a milk - and fpr sugar it is to small.
Is there a makers mark?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:37 am
by jackk
Thanks. Salt cellar is the first thing that comes to mind, but I was hoping that there may be some significance to the three figures. After all, it may be just a decoration.
There is only Augsburg city mark, no makers mark. If I am correct this will date to early XVIII century.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:04 pm
by Hose_dk
according to my look in Rosenberg it is the serie where A is 1781 to 1783.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:01 pm
by jackk
Thanks, but I was sure that the letter A was started at the beginning of XVIII century. Was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:30 pm
by Hose_dk
No that is correct - but not this serie. That was another serie. The A from 1735 1736 cannot be mistaken for the A on your piece.
Another thing, stile is defenitely Louiz Size/empire. And that was later in time. Without the mark I would placed (by look) later in history. Around 1800.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:06 pm
by Bahner
Hello, just wondering whether this could be a more recent Hanau piece. Best wishes, Bahner
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:01 pm
by jackk
Bahner, I am 99% sure this is not Hanau made piece. Again, I do not claim to be an expert, but during last 15 years I have handled many Hanau and old German silver pieces. This one I am putting in the old silver drawer. :)
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:59 am
by Solpar
A single mark from Augsburg, especially this "A" looks (sorry to say so) really like Neresheimer, Hanau.