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The two smaller vases were for ground pepper and wet mustard: pepper was served with the smaller pierced ladle; mustard was served with the solid ladle. The set may have originally been supplied with glass liners, the vase for mustard undoubtedly so. The original ladles may have been displayed hanging from the handles of the vases.<br><br><b>History</b><br>In contemporary inventories, a condiment vase was referred to as 'vase caster' or 'salt glass', and the earliest surviving English examples date from the 1740s. The set may have been grouped on a tray, and a large, grand dining table may have held matching sets of condiment vases. The development of condiment sets was created to satisfy the demand by wealthier people for imposing table vessels.<br><br><b>Form & Style</b><br>A 'vase' form, with waisted profile, high foot and domed cover, which replaced the earlier caster form, is characteristic of the Rococo style. 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