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A SILVER SALT THRONE
MARKED WITH UNRECORDED INITIALS IL IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
In the Old Russian style, engraved overall with geometric and floral motifs, the backrail surmounted with pierced fretwork, the hinged cover engraved with the Russian motto: 'A lunch without salt and a lunch without bread is only half a lunch', on four bracket feet, marked on the cresting and on the inside of the hinged lid
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
8.3oz. (258gr)
MARKED WITH UNRECORDED INITIALS IL IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
In the Old Russian style, engraved overall with geometric and floral motifs, the backrail surmounted with pierced fretwork, the hinged cover engraved with the Russian motto: 'A lunch without salt and a lunch without bread is only half a lunch', on four bracket feet, marked on the cresting and on the inside of the hinged lid
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
8.3oz. (258gr)