RARE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER SALT CELLAR TRONE, MARKED, 1862
In the shape of a throne with a swivel seat, square base decorated with engraved geometric design, openwork back with engraving on the front: 'SOME BREAD and SOME SALT for ME, the TRUTH for YOU', dedication 'TO the GOOD TOMCATS, ON BEHALF of MARUTCHKA and PANITCHKA'. Nice motive of a rooster inside the lid.
HALLMARKS: '84' for silver, standard guarantee, St. Petersburg 1862, 'IsH' in Cyrillic for silvermaster Il'ya Fomich Shchetinin - a Moscow jeweller specializing in creamers, goblets and cups.
ASSAYER: assayer`s mark for Edudard Fedorovich Brandenburg (Postnikova-Loseva #1176).
CONDITION: Very good for age. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: height 8 cm. Weight:150 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $800 - $4,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver salt cellars were sold on Live Auctioneers for $2,850 (5 years ago) and $3,000 (8 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
INVESTMENT: You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price.
NO RESERVE: More than 90% of all auctioned items have NO reserve price. The rest have a very reasonable reserve.
OFFER: If an item is NOT SOLD, you can still give us a reasonable offer - please save the link of this page.
PAYMENT: Payment can be made with PayPal, Credit Card, Zelle, Wire transfer, Check or Money Order.
PAY in PARTS: You can pay for any item during 3-6 months. Just make a 10% deposit and the item will wait for you. We have been offering a possibility of deferring a payment for more than a year now and many people like it and have taken advantage of it.
SHIPPING: Domestic shipping for this particular item is $18.85. NO pick up fee, NO handling fee, NO transportation fee. Combined shipping is available. Next item will be ONE DOLLAR for shipping.
NEW: Returning customers will have 50% DISCOUNT on shipping.
WELCOME: We welcome NEW bidders. We will send the item according your instruction.
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to buy this item, please make a bid now. Any offer is welcome. Some lots, that do Not Have any Bids on them, WILL be CLOSED before the auction is started and will not be included in it. Now, there are 700+ items for preview, but there will be ONLY 450 items in the Live Auction.

WIKIPEDIA: A silversmith is a metalworker who crafts objects from silver. The terms silversmith and goldsmith are not exactly synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product may vary greatly as may the scale of objects created. In the ancient Near East the value of silver to gold being less, allowed a silversmith to produce objects and store these as stock. Ogden states that according to an edict written by Diocletian in 301 A.D., a silversmith was able to charge 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, or 300 denarii for material produce (per Roman pound). At that time, guilds of silversmiths formed to arbitrate disputes, protect its members' welfare and educate the public of the trade. Silversmiths in medieval Europe and England formed guilds and transmitted their tools and techniques to new generations via the apprentice tradition. Silver working guilds often maintained consistency and upheld standards at the expense of innovation. Beginning in the 17th century, artisans emigrated to America and experienced fewer restrictions. As a result, silver working was one of the trades that helped to inaugurate the Technological and industrial history of the United States Silver-working shift to industrialization in America.

Used