Stamped with the imperial warrant of Pavel Sazikov, St. Petersburg, circa 1880, fully hallmarked

From the Romanov era of traditional form, the silver simulating a traditional wooden salt chair, bark, the hinged lid and pierced back decorated with star, heart and zigzag motifs recalling Old Russian designs, the base of trompe l’oeil texture, a technique which made Sazikov famous-2 ¾ x 2 ¾ in. (7 x 7 cm.) height and top of chair back.