Rare Antique Charters Cann & Dunn NYC 19th C. Repousse Footed Open Salt Cellars

Description

This beautiful pair of wrought silver open salt cellars were made by Charters, Cann & Dunn (New York City) between 1848 and 1855. They are each marked on the bottom, in diamond shape, by CC&D, flanked by an undistinguishable mark in one oval on the left and an arm with an anvil in an oval on the right.
These open salt cellars are made of wrought coin silver with circular bowl shaped bodies with flared rims whose tops are decorated with a raised pattern. Repousse chased flowers, leaves, and scrolls surround the sides.  An oval reserve on the center front of one salt is not monogrammed; the other salt does not contain an oval and in this area there is a small dent (see photos).  Lightly hand etched on the bottom of both pieces is "1082 x." The bodies are seated on three scrolled feet with shell patterns at the bases. The bowls' interior hue might possibly suggest a earlier gold wash. There is minor normal wear and patina commensurate with age and use.
"Relatively little is known of the firm of Thomas Charters, Jr., John Cann and David Dunn (of New York City) and only a few examples of its work may be found in public collections. The partnership of these manufacturing silversmiths was brief, lasting a mere 6 years.  After Charter's departure in 1855, the business was recast as Cann and Dunn."
Source:
American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago Catalog.
Charters, Cann & Dunn open salts are in the collections of both the Art Institute of Chicago and the New York Historical Society Museum. Rare and beautiful examples of mid-19th century repousse silver.
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