A GEM-SET PARCEL-GILT SILVER SALT THRONE
MARK OF THE FOURTH SILVER ARTEL, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of semi-circle form with a kokoshnik-shaped back, cast and chased with a boyar holding bread and salt, the top set with a cabochon chrysoprase, the body decorated with a scroll band, interior gilt, marked under base, on back and cover, also with later Soviet marks
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
10.8 oz. (338 gr.) gross
A GEM-SET PARCEL-GILT SILVER SALT THRONE
MARK OF THE FOURTH SILVER ARTEL, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of semi-circle form with a kokoshnik-shaped back, cast and chased with a boyar holding bread and salt, the top set with a cabochon chrysoprase, the body decorated with a scroll band, interior gilt, marked under base, on back and cover, also with later Soviet marks
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
10.8 oz. (338 gr.) gross
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