Salt cellar, scrap - purchase; spices vessel salt vessel, spice vessel; 19th century, St. Petersburg, Russia; vessel; height 4 cm, width 3.1 cm, A metallic, egg-shaped object with a dull silver-gray surface is centered on a pale gray background; the top half shows a series of small circular holes and darker scuff marks, while the body displays scratches, smudges, and areas of slightly darker tarnish; a horizontal seam separates the top and bottom halves, and the seam reveals a narrow strip of a warmer, brass-like color; the lower half mirrors the worn texture with additional scuffs and faint darker spots.
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Salt cellar, scrap - purchase; spices vessel salt vessel, spice vessel; 19th century, St. Petersburg, Russia; vessel; height 4 cm, width 3.1 cm, A metallic, egg-shaped object with a dull silver-gray surface is centered on a pale gray background; the top half shows a series of small circular holes and darker scuff marks, while the body displays scratches, smudges, and areas of slightly darker tarnish; a horizontal seam separates the top and bottom halves, and the seam reveals a narrow strip of a warmer, brass-like color; the lower half mirrors the worn texture with additional scuffs and faint darker spots.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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