Mini Silver Salt and Peppers - Set of Six v&b Those striped and checkerboard patterns--

Those striped and checkerboard patterns-- created by way of the natural dyes--are pretty great too

and about 15 1/2" across (I measured nose to raw edge when folded: 7 3/4" on each side

which I love for its shape and the contrast between the near-black ebony with the near-white horsehair

There are a wide array of Black Americana wooden dancing figures

” on the underside of the belly

Mini Silver Salt and Peppers - Set of Six v&b Those striped and checkerboard patterns--The idea of a sit down dinner party seems a remote notion as a post these during Corona lockdown, but when the time comes, I'd like to imagine setting the table with these sweet little salt and peppers! I do think they are sterling, though have found no mark, so am pricing them as if silver plate. The tops on the peppers, which have slightly larger holes, are gold toned to contrast with the salts, and I gave them all a quick polish though they should