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On December 30, 1841 William Adams of New York was paid $400 to create the large silver mace for the United States House of Representatives. The spectacular mace is an eagle surmounting a globe on a large staff. in the intervening years, he made these stunning master salt cellars. Their condition is sublime & near mint, as if each time they hit the covered dining table they were placed with care, & when the meal had ended they were wiped clean with a soft cotton cloth with no delay. They are decorated in peak Rococo style, exuberant floral swags on two sides & a symmetric decorated reserve bearing the initials of its owner, of course in a period script. Whose may they have been with their rich parcel gilt interiors & palm flanked lion's feet? Those beaded rims. Those balanced proportions. Recently purchased from a talented Massachusetts expert. 1.5" in diameter & 2.75" in height. 134 grams Collected by the City Museum of New York, The US House of Representatives, probably others. Check out some of my other US silver holloware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=shop_sugg§ion_id=19121632 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP 1830-50 William Adams Coin Silver Matched Master Salt Cellars Of New York
