Antique Sterling Silver Salt Pepper Shakers Cellars Gorham Duchin Dunkirk 365g

Description

Lot of 10 asssorted pieces of antique and vintage sterling silver salt cellars and papper shakers. Includes: four (two pairs) miniature number 18 salt and pepper shakers by Dunkirk Silversmiths, two number 2075 scalloped edge salt cellars by Gorham with monogram KBG, pair of glass lined / weighted salt and pepper shakers by Duchin, and two urn shaped number 33 salt cellars by William Nost.

"William Nost Company - Bronx, New York - c. 1913-1925 - Makers of sterling holloware. William and Elis Nost were successors to Nost & Delisser." (Source: 925-1000)

"Maurice Duchin Creations Inc was a New York based maker of sterling holloware beginning in the 1940's and out of business by the 1990s." (Source: Silver Collection / 925-1000)

"Dunkirk Silversmiths - Meriden, CT - ca 1945-1950 - manufacturers of sterling and silver plated wares. Succeeded by Gold REcovery & Refining Corp." (Source: 925-100 / Silver Collection)

"Gorham Silver was founded in Providence, Rhode Island, 1831 by Jabez Gorham, a master craftsman, in partnership with Henry L. Webster. The firm's chief product was spoons of coin silver. The company also made thimbles, combs, jewelry, and other small items. In 1847 Jabez retired and his son, John Gorham succeeded him as head of the company. John Gorham introduced mechanized production methods, enlarged the premises in downtown Providence, improved the designs, and expanded the product line. In 1865, the Rhode Island legislature granted a charter in the name of Gorham Manufacturing Company. During the heyday of American silver manufacturing, approximately 1850–1940, Gorham was highly influential. The company has produced matching hollowware in both sterling and silverplate. In 1906, Gorham purchased another long-time rival, New Jersey-based Kerr & Co. In 1924, the company absorbed the Whiting Manufacturing Company. Textron purchased the company in 1967, followed by Dansk International Designs in 1989, the Brown-Forman Corporation in 1991, and finally to Lenox Group in 2005. In 2009 Lenox Group was acquired by Clarion Capital Partners and now operates under the name Lenox Corporation." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear/tarnish

Dimensions

Duchin Shakers - 1.75" x 4.25" / Mini Shakers - 1.25" x 2.125" (Diameter x Height) / Combined Weight - 364.6 g