Two Silver and Niello Salt Thrones, Maker's Marks Cyrillic IG and VS, Moscow, 1874 and 1866

Two Silver and Niello Salt Thrones, Maker's Marks Cyrillic IG and VS, Moscow, 1874 and 1866

the seat of the largest chased and engraved with reeding and geometric ornamentation above bracket feet, the hinged lid of each inscribed in Cyrillic, both backs pierced, the back of the smallest chased and engraved with a flower, both struck to the base with maker's initials in Cyrillic, the largest with French import marks, both 84 standard

width of smallest 2 in.; 5.5 cm

width of largest 3 3/4 in.; 9.5 cm