French Restoration Pair of Salt and Pepper Cellars by Legrand

An elegant Pair of Salt and Pepper Cellars dating back to the French Restoration Period by Maître Orfèvre Désiré Toussaint LEGRAND.

Done in a rather unique style they show a rectangular and flared main part, separated in two compartments by a removable center division ending in a circular scrolled handle.
The rectangular main body which is decorated on the rim with laurel leaves and on the bottom with a geometric frieze, sits on an oval pedestal.
The pedestal rim is lined with the same laurel leaves and sits on four floral scroll feet.

The Hallmark is Michael Angelo -1st title (950/1000) – 1819/1838 – Paris

The Makers Mark is for Maître Orfèvre Désiré Toussaint LEGRAND who registered his Mark in 1818 and canceled it on October 4th 1834.
It shows a D and an L with a panache on top and a star below with a dot in between.
His address was listed as 79 quai de l’Horloge in Paris.

France 19th Century c.H: 3.54"W: 4.33"D: 1.41"Reference number: SH-332