Mappin & Webb - George V Period Solid Silver Spice And Condiment Set

Octagonal condiment set in sterling silver consisting of a mustard pot, two baluster salt cellars and two salt cellars. The moulded bases feature a frieze with a rope motif, while the lids are topped with delicate little spinning top-shaped frétels.
The mustard pot has a night-blue blown glass lining revealed by a hinged lid.

Hallmarks
•    Lion passant
•    Ink for Birmingham
•    Letter-date D
•    Master goldsmith: MAPPIN & WEBB

Measurements
•    Mustard pot: Height 5.5 cm - Length 7.5 cm - Depth 5.5 cm.
•    Sprinklers: Height 8.2 cm - Depth 4 cm.
•    Salt cellars: Height 3.3 cm - Depth 5.5 cm.

Gross weight: 232 gr.
Net weight: 206 gr.

MAPPIN & WEBB is a goldsmithing house founded in 1775 by Jonathan MAPPIN.
Suppliers to the Crown of England, MAPPIN & WEBB has since its origins been a supplier to crowns and international elites. His prestigious clients include the Queen of France Marie-Antoinette, the Empress of Russia and Princess Grace of Monaco, Charles Dickens, Houdini, several Maharajas and held mandates as suppliers to the Russian Empire and the Royal Household from Japan. Queen Victoria was the first British monarch to call on Mappin & Webb for Victoria's Golden Jubilee necklace in 1888. The company is still a supplier to the King.
Mappin & Webb is the designer of the Ryder Cup trophy and has been manufacturing trophies for the Royal Ascot horse races for 75 years.