Tiffany & Co. Set of 4 Sterling Silver 1879 Open Salt Cellars with Blue Liners

Tiffany & Co. set of 4 sterling silver open salt cellars with removable blue liners, in pattern number 5438 from 1879. Beautifully adorned with stylized geometric and floral motifs around the rims, they measure 3 2/3'' in width by 2 1/2'' in depth by 1 1/4'' in height. Total silver weight is 13.6 troy ounces. Hallmarks are shown. Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill, Tiffany & Co. became a highly regarded brand for jewelry, gemstones, and silver. In 1845, Tiffany was a pioneer when it launched the Blue Book, which at the time was the first mail-order catalog to be distributed in the US. In 1878, Tiffany won the gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. Its exceptionally enduring legacy as a luxury brand is still vibrant to this day. Please feel free to ask us any questions, and please see our other listings. We hand polish all items before shipping them out, but if there is interest for a professional polishing and/or engraving removal, we can take care of that for an additional charge and with delayed shipping.

Maker

Tiffany & Co.

Date / Era

1879

Category

Miscellaneous Rarities

Reference

407371

Material

Sterling silver