A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO SALT CELLAR AND TWO SNUFF BOXES, THE SALT CELLAR, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'V.A', MOSCOW, 1792; ONE SNUFF BOX, MARK OF VASILY POPOV, MOSCOW, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY; THE OTHER SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY RUSSIA, 19TH CENTURY
The salt cellar, of bulbous form, on three dolphin-shaped feet, with a detachable cover, nielloed overall with allegorical figures, within laurel cartouches and swags, the cover surmounted by a finial, marked under base; one snuff box, nielloed overall with pastoral scenes over a stippled ground, marked inside cover and base; the other snuff box, similarly nielloed with hunting scenes over a stippled ground, possibly remounted, with later continental marks on rim
The salt cellar, 4 in. (10 cm.) high with cover, and smaller
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The salt cellar, of bulbous form, on three dolphin-shaped feet, with a detachable cover, nielloed overall with allegorical figures, within laurel cartouches and swags, the cover surmounted by a finial, marked under base; one snuff box, nielloed overall with pastoral scenes over a stippled ground, marked inside cover and base; the other snuff box, similarly nielloed with hunting scenes over a stippled ground, possibly remounted, with later continental marks on rim
The salt cellar, 4 in. (10 cm.) high with cover, and smaller
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
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