Salt cellar with removable lid
Salt cellar with removable lid
Russia, Moscow
1908–1917
Silver, wood; casting, stamping, chasing
Height: 17.5 cm, diameter: 13.8 cm
Hallmarks: maker’s mark - О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ; a full hallmark (troynik) of the Moscow District Assay Office (1908–1917) - a right-facing female head in a kokoshnik with the silver fineness numeral "84" and the district Greek letter "delta"; hallmark of the Moscow District Assay Office (1908–1917)
Spherical wooden salt cellar with a removable lid, a high silver handle, and set on three silver ball feet. Designed in the Neo-Russian style, the body and the lid of the salt cellar are decorated with applied silver bands. An openwork band composed of circles alternately enclosing images of a floral rosette and a horse is located on the lid. A band of foliate ornament consisting of stylized acanthus and clover leaves adorns the lower part of the lid; the high, conical silver handle with a spherical knob is decorated with a geometric pattern. The body of the salt cellar is adorned with a wide band featuring a frieze of circles with stylized rosettes and stars inside, with spiral scrolls between the circles. The feet of the salt cellar are decorated with spiral scrolls and floral rosettes.
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