A mid-18th century German silver salt, Augsburg 1767-69 by Johann Jakob Biller II (active 1746-1777)

of compressed circular ‘cauldron’ form, with moulded rim, raised on three legs. Marked underneath with maker mark I I over B, town mark and city marks as well as zig zag assay scrape.

Diameter – 8.5 cm / 3.25 inches

Weight – 115 grams / 3.7 ozt

A pair of candlesticks by the same maker, 1751-61, sold Bonham’s Knightsbridge, 6 March 2019, Lot 161, (£1,020 incl. premium)

A sponge box by the same maker, 1761-63, sold Lempertz, Köln, 17 Nov 2017, Lot 1019 (€ 3,224 incl. premium)

A small tureen by the same maker, 1761-63, sold Lempertz, Cologne, 19 May 2017, Lot 324 (€2,728 incl. premium)