Pair of Salt and Pepper Containers [SOLD]

This set consists of a sterling silver salt cellar and serving spoon and a pepper shaker, all in the style of Navajo, or quite possibly Hopi silverwork.  The workmanship is extraordinary with a top layer consisting of cutout designs imposed over a lower layer of smoke-colored silver backing. It is the overlay technique that makes us say it could be of Hopi origin.

Condition: original condition

Provenance: from the personal collection of Margaret Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo

Recommended Reading: Masterworks and Eccentricities: The Druckman Collection; Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry and Metalwork 1880-1950 by Robert Bauver