Pickard Gold Salt & Pepper on Handpainted Tray

A beautiful set, vintage 24 karat gold gilded S&P set on a hand-painted porcelain tray. Made in the 1930’s by Pickard, these shakers are in very good condition. The corks are intact and there is a small chip on one as shown in the last photo. The shakers are approx 3.75”tall. The handpainted tray, by an unknown maker, but initialed MMB is approx 3” x 6”. There is a mold stamp of 1425 on the base. Pickard has a long history in America, starting in Wisconsin in 1893 and moving to Illinois in 1897. They specialized in hand-painted china by hiring European china painters, having the porcelain cast in Europe, and importing the blanks back to the U.S. to be painted in their studio. Pickard remains a family owned business and is famous for making china used in the White House. Non-smoking, dog friendly home.