A silver-gilt and champlevé enamel salt throne, A.M. Postnikov partnership, Moscow, 1877

Property of an Important Family (lots 18-21, 138, 142, 144, 146-152, 156-164, 205)

A silver-gilt and champlevé enamel salt throne, A.M. Postnikov partnership, Moscow, 1877

Of shaped circular form with double hinged cover enamelled with a geometric pattern in red, white, blue and green, the sides applied with rectangular plaques, enamelled with gryphons, with openwork centrepiece decorated with a gryphon on both sides on a red ground, raised on four bracket feet, the hinged coversand undersidestruck with maker's mark, 91 standard

height 16.8cm., 6 1/2 in.