silver salt cellar - Russia
this silver salt cellar was made in Moskow (Russia) in 1878, silversmith ZZ (in cyrillic), essayer IK (in cyrillic). It has circular shape standing on three spherical feet with a band of floral engraved motifs.
The salt cellar is 2 in. wide (cm. 5) and was bought from an Italian dealer at an Antique fair.
This item is not for sale, but most of my pieces were bought through the Internet. On the right bar of this page there are some links to websites of silver and antique dealers
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