Cased Pair of Victorian Sterling Silver Salt Cellars and Spoons

hallmarked Sheffield, 1885-1886, by Atkin Brothers (fl. 1853-1925), with a pair of crown-shaped basket salts with gilt interior and spherical finial, decorated with engraved ferns, with the original pointed and beaded handle salt spoons with gilt bowls, presented in an aqua ruched satin- and indigo velvet-lined fitted leather case with retailer's stamp of F. Hollinshed, Jersey, w. 6-1/2".
cellars, h. 2", dia. 2-3/8"; spoons, l. 2-5/8"; 2.15 total t. oz.

Literature: John Culme, The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, v. I (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1987), p. 19.

**Some scattered minor salt spotting and wear to the gilding, but otherwise in good condition, with no dents, breaks or repairs noted. Some minor nicks and scuffs to the case, but in overall quite good condition.