A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT THRONE SALT
MARK OF IVAN CHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1883
A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT THRONE SALT, MARK OF IVAN CHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1883, With engraved Pan-Slavic decoration, Cyrillic rhyme on cover translating as "Without salt & without bread, it's only half a meal" , further inscription inside cover & date "1884" , monogrammed cartouche to chair-back, the latter with cut-out zig-zag edge, 4¼ in. high (11 cm.), 9.75 oz.
A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT THRONE SALT
MARK OF IVAN CHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1883
A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT THRONE SALT, MARK OF IVAN CHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1883, With engraved Pan-Slavic decoration, Cyrillic rhyme on cover translating as "Without salt & without bread, it's only half a meal" , further inscription inside cover & date "1884" , monogrammed cartouche to chair-back, the latter with cut-out zig-zag edge, 4¼ in. high (11 cm.), 9.75 oz.
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