Antique French mustard pot encased in ornate sterling silver mounts. Elaborate silver handle and hinged lid decorated with spiral fluting and floral form finial. Silver mounts are hallmarked with the French Minerve 1st standard mark, in use from 1838, which depicts the goddess Minerva with a number 1 beside her denoting a silver content of. 950/1000 (of 95% silver and a higher grade of finesse than the. 925 standard for sterling silver).
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