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MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF DMITRII NIKOLAEV, MOSCOW, 1885
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A silver-gilt Salt-chair
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Dmitrii Nikolaev, Moscow, 1885
Of traditional form, the shaped square seat with geometric pan-Slavic decorations with hinged cover engraved with the Russian adage 'Without salt and bread it is only half a meal', the raised openwork back with two stylised cockerels by a tree within a shaped border, marked on seat and under cover
4.5/8in. (12cm.) high
185 gr.
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Dmitrii Nikolaev, Moscow, 1885
Of traditional form, the shaped square seat with geometric pan-Slavic decorations with hinged cover engraved with the Russian adage 'Without salt and bread it is only half a meal', the raised openwork back with two stylised cockerels by a tree within a shaped border, marked on seat and under cover
4.5/8in. (12cm.) high
185 gr.