Description: I’ve listed for you a GENUINE VINTAGE Russian salt cellar. It comes with its original beautiful red box that still has the original information sticker as well as the ORIGINAL PRICE TAG! (See pics) It’s a beautiful silver filagree chair shaped salt cellar with a pressed glass bowl with a polished glass edge. The glass bowl is removable for easy cleaning. Measures 2 1/8” x 1” with 1 5/8’ opening. It does come with a silver spoon, but it’s not the spoon that originally came with it. It’s actually a silver MK CAFE spoon which is a unique piece all on its own. Here’s an interesting article I found from ascasonline.org by William Ringborg Willand Ringborg © - 2006 - “The extraordinary silver and jewellery craftsmanship in Russia during the 19th and the early 20th centuries was dashed to the ground by the revolution and World War I. The following decades were rather a Russian fight against poverty. The slow industrialization did not concern consumer goods, particularly those things that were not a necessity. The official version is that skilled craftsmanship and cultural heritage was preserved and maintained - which was not true. In art, a short period of freedom to express and an avant-garde appeared, but was followed by Lenin's New Economic Policy of 1924 that closed down any 'unnecessary' activity. And the proclaimed style of art, 'Social-Realism' did not go together with silver and gold. However, after World War Il, a minor reappearance of silver pieces for general sale became visible, but organized the soviet way - industrialized production by all-union plants delivering to the entire Soviet. And specialization, one plant made some few varieties and still another was mass-producing another design. All manufacturing was centrally controlled by 5-years production plans. Let us look into some examples from those smallest things that were affordable even by the masses. The bread and salt tradition of welcoming guests - a small piece of bread dipped into a salt cellar - had a long ceremonial history in Russia, and there was a latent, if not manifest, demand for salt cellars in silver. And salt cellars are small and affordable. In the 1950’s an industrial production in several plants started in different republics of the Soviet Union. One example, made in a Moscow plant, is a small round bowl and another in flat design, both with manual engraving, motives similar to that from the late tsarist period; - leaves, flowers, fruits and nuts. The producer was Moscow Jewellery and Watch Factory starting in 1952 (after 1956 only Jewellery) and producing up to 1962. In the genuine salt ceremony in ancient times the salt should be served from a salt cellar shaped as a chair (or throne) where you opened a lid under which the salt was kept. This was also a traditional gift wishing luck. These salt cellars were crafted by the most skilled silver smiths as one-of-a-kind pieces with traditional rich old Russian ornament and engravings. In the Soviet 50-s a variety of this model came up as a mass production subject in filigree thread and pressed glass bowl. But weren't there any pieces of unique design with a stylish attempt not to copy the widely accepted neoclassic patterns? For sure it was, probably limited series of more exclusive products were manufactured for the elite. One example is an extraordinary solid and heavy (46 grams) salt cellar from Riga Jewellery Plant 1965, with a design which might be expressed as brutal-functionalism such as this Silver salt serving, gold-plated bowl and spoon, 1965, not in original case. Are these Soviet pieces, of doubtful taste and mass produced, of any artistic or collector value, or just historical artefacts of a command economy trying to respond to its citizens' demand for small valuables in a poor living? Yes and no. Small collectors collect small things and for sure these pieces - not any longer manufactured - will receive greater interest. The silver content is 875/1000, some varieties have a substantial silver weight and the stamps are there to prove authenticity. They are meant for use and thus gold-plated (salt mis-colours pure silver). They have an appealing charm in their simplicity and will be more observed as things to collect, for use or just for pleasure.” Pictures are of the actual item (or items) you will receive and are considered part of the item description. I try to include as much info as possible, including all flaws and/or defects, but please check out the pictures so you can fully understand the condition of the item. To try and save on shipping cost and paper waste, I recycle packing material as much as I can. Your item may be shipped with recycled boxes, paper or bubble wrap. I try to keep in mind while I personally pack your item(s) myself, what I would be ok with if I were the buyer opening up the package. I would never send your item with dirty, stained or damaged recycled shipping materials. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I always respond to my messages, usually within 24 hours. ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ I reaaaalllly hate seeing a long list of “rules” in a listing. However, I’ve found out the hard way that even though I try to do business with integrity, other people do not so it’s necessary to implement policies & guidelines for my listings. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO FULLY READ them so you understand my policies BEFORE you buy or bid on my items. RETURN POLICY: I DO accept returns on my items, however PLEASE NOTE: I accept returns using the following guidelines: On perishable and/or consumables such as food, medicine, health & beauty items etc: Even if they’ve not been opened I DO NOT accept returns on perishable and/or consumable items. NO exceptions. On all other non consumables and/or non perishable items my return policy is as follows: I like to think I “know it all” about everything 🤭🤣 but I’ll admit there are times when an honest mistake on my part may happen. If for some reason I’ve made a mistake in a listing and your item was incorrectly described please let me know. I get it there’s many dishonest sellers on eBay but not all of us are. Honest mistakes happen. So please, before you start sending ugly or rude emails and/or giving me negative feedback because you assume that I’m trying to scam you, please give me the chance to fix the situation. On the flip side, there’s dishonest buyers out there as well. So unfortunately, if you are returning your item because you’ve changed your mind and/or after it arrives decide you don’t want it anymore, I will accept those returns under the following conditions: If you change your mind after your item arrives: If for any reason you’re unhappy with your purchase you can return your item within 30 days of the purchase date. Please note: on this kind of return you’ll be responsible for the cost of the return shipping. Once I get the item back, I’ll issue a refund to you (minus a 15% restocking fee) within 48 - 72 hours of getting the item back. If the item was broken or damaged in shipping: I try to package your item as carefully as I can but sometimes due to circumstances beyond my control, it may arrive broken or damaged. ALL fragile and/or breakable items will be shipped with INSURANCE. With both USPS Ground Advantage & USPS Priority shipping, insurance is included up to $100. If your item cost more than $100, additional insurance must be purchased. There are two options for this type of return. ~OPTION 1: If you want to file the insurance claim yourself: If your item arrives broken or damaged, please notify me within 5 days of your item being delivered that it arrived broken or damaged. I’ll provide you with proof of the insurance and proof of what you paid for the item so you can take it (along with the original box, all of the original packing materials and original shipping labels) to the shipping provider used & file a claim for the insurance reimbursement. It usually takes 7-14 days and they will issue a refund directly to you. I will assist you with this any way I can. ~OPTION 2: If you wish to send the item back to me & have me handle the insurance claim with the shipping provider: Please notify me within 5 days of delivery that your item was broken or damaged in shipping. At that time please also provide your email address and phone number (this is in case the shipping service needs to verify anything with you as well). I will need pictures of the following: ••The damaged item as close to what it looked like when you initially opened the box and found it damaged. ••pictures of the item removed from the packing materials to show the actual damage. ••pictures of all the original packing materials, the shipping label etc. Most shipping providers only allow 30 days from the date of delivery to file the insurance claim so this is needed as soon as possible so I can initiate the claim with the shipping provider. Within 24-48 hours of receiving notice your item arrived damaged in shipping, Ebay will email a shipping label for you to send it back to me at no. cost to you. When you send it back, please rewrap the item(s) in the original packaging, reseal the original box back up and then put it in a new shipping box and affix the shipping label provided. Please be sure to include all pieces that were originally in this order even if all of them weren’t damaged. An example of this would be if it was originally a set of 4 glasses but only one was broken, I will still need the other 3 glasses to be sent back as well. Once I receive notice from EBay that you have sent the item back, I will have eBay issue you a refund. Are you still with me?? If you’re still there and have read this far in my long “list of rules”, you’ve got way more patience than I do!! 😳😆lol We have 2 sons in college (a junior & a senior) and I’m trying to earn extra money to help them cover what their jobs & student loans don’t. I work a full time job outside the home and I try to do this on my days off but as anyone whose tried online selling before knows, it’s a full time job as well (especially now that the tax laws and rules have become more strict for online sellers) Every parent wants to help their kids do better then they did so when you make a purchase from me, you’re helping us accomplish that. That’s all the more reason I want to make sure you have a good experience & hopefully at the same time restore faith in a few of the buyers who’ve had horrible experiences with the dishonest sellers out there. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me. Thank you again for your interest in my items and happy EBAYing!
Price: 59.95 USD
Location: Anacoco, Louisiana
End Time: 2024-10-02T01:03:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Michael Kors
Pattern: Filagree
Type: Russian Silver Filagree Chair/Throne Shaped Salt Cellar
Capacity: 3 Tablespoon
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Color: Silver & Clear Glass
Packaging: Original Box w/Price Tag
Material: Silver, Pressed Glass W/polished Edge
Set Includes: ORIGINAL BOX w/ORIGINAL PRICE TAG, silver MK CAFE spoon (not original spoon), silver filagree salt cellar chair, salt cellar bowl, Gift Box, Spoon, Stand, Sugar Bowl
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russia
Finish: Antique Silver
Vintage: Yes
