a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu

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salt and pepper Russia -70-
niello salt and pepper

this is a couple of silver hexagonal salt and pepper shakers fully decorated with Assyrian motifs. Both shakers bears 84 hallmark on the bottom and were made in Russia or, more probably, in Asian Russia or Persia.
The shakers are 1 3/4 in. high (cm. 4) and were bought from an US dealer through internet.
niello salt