Danish Sterling Silver and Red Enamel Salt and Pepper Set by Anton Michelsen

Description

A Danish midcentury set of two open salt cellars with matching spoons and a pepper shaker in sterling silver decorated … more A Danish midcentury set of two open salt cellars with matching spoons and a pepper shaker in sterling silver decorated with dark red enamel from Anton Michelsen silversmiths of Copenhagen, dating circa 1950. The set consists of two salt dips with enamelwork over a floral motif while the pepper shaker enamel covers a repeating leaf pattern.

Each salt cellar bowl is stamped AM / STERLIING / DENMARK / 925S on the base and measures .75 in. height x 2 in. diameter. The shaker is stamped A MICHELSEN / COPENHAGEN / STERLING / DENMARK on the base and measures 1.75 in. H x 1.5 in. W. Each spoon is stamped 925S / A MICHELSEN STERLING DANMARK. The pieces are all in good condition: the silver shows a few fine polishing marks and a few scattered dark spots. The dark red enamel is undamaged; there are no monograms.

Anton Michelsen (1809-1877) was a pioneering Danish silver and goldsmith, establishing his own company in 1841. Michelsen was appointed Court Goldsmith and Maker of Orders in 1848. For four generations, the Michelsen firm was a leading and influential dynasty of gold and silversmiths, designing many jewelry and silver commissions for the Danish Royal Family. less