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Wedding salt shaker on a loaf, Pavel Ovchinnikov. Moscow. 1874 - Silver, wedding salt shaker on a loaf, Pavel Ovchinnikov. Moscow. 1874 An essential attribute of a wedding ceremony, the rite of bread and salt, as a sign of generous hospitality and well-being. Assumes frank openness of the family and dinner parties. Originally executed as a skirt tablecloth, with living folds and a cloisonne enamel belt. The four-leaf buckle organically and naturally finds a lodgment in the silver fabric of the material, and thus ensures the organic unity of the object and the image. The full stamp of Pavel Ovchinnikov under the coat of arms on the salt shaker. And the small stamp of P.O. in an oval, the city hallmark of Moscow in 1874, Viktor Savinkov. 84 standard silver - on the outside of the skirt. Total weight: 208 gr. Коробка : 30 x 30 x 30 Warranty : Seller Warranty Material : Silver 84, Cloisonné enamel Product sizes : Height - 6cm, Width - 13cm, Depth - 13cm Location : Gallery ”Antiqon”, Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia Condition : Good Style : Neo-Russian Country : Russia, Moscow Period : 19th century