Russian .875 Silver-gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Salt Cellar

Russian .875 Silver-gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Salt Cellar, Moscow, 1891, maker's mark in Cyrillic "IC," possibly for Ivan Saltykov, assayer Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev, in the form of a chair with a hinged seat revealing a gold-washed interior, monogrammed, ht. 5 in., approx. 7.5 troy oz.

Provenance: A New England Institution.
Estimate $500-700

In very good condition, small dent in back and warping to one section of enamel at front.

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