Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers

Artisan: Pete Acquisto
Date: 2024
Inscriptions: stamped with maker’s mark ‘A’ and ‘925’ (on the bases)
Dimensions: 10 x 3 mm. / ⅜ x ⅛ inches (height x diameter)
Inventory number: 2025.007.1-2
Intended Room: Dining Room
Category: Silver

Provenance: Bought from the Acquisto Silver website in January 2025

These miniscule salt and pepper shakers proved almost too tiny for my macro lens, but hopefully the photographs do them moderate justice. They’re beautifully decorated, with engraved patterns around the tops, and have an elegant flared base. Pete’s website explains that they are based on examples made by the American silversmith Paul Revere in around 1760-1770.