Salt cellar on three ball feet, including dark blue heart-shaped decoration, and translucent red details. Gilded on the outer side and underneath. Engraved date, year 1889 on the underside. Assay master mark Anatoly Artsybashev, 84 zolotnik and Moscow town mark.
Diameter ca. 6 cm, height 3 cm. Weight ca. 58 g.
Minor dent at the upper edge. Wear due to age and use.
From an esteemed Finnish collector and mecenat of the Arts, the major part of the collection was brought together during 1920-1960, thence by descent.