Antique Russian Silver Salt Chair Kostroma Assay Mark Maker Mark bread and butter The label reads size 12

The label reads size 12

Tailor’s label:  Creation Lou Carlo Delmonte TailorUnion label: ACWA - Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America

A sterling silver pendant made in a modernist style

and “Made in France”

Antique Russian Silver Salt Chair Kostroma Assay Mark Maker Mark bread and butter The label reads size 12This is a Russian silver salt box also known as a salt chair or salt throne. Salt chairs were made by eminent silversmiths and were popular during the late 19th century. They represented the Russian izba, the rural house where guests were welcomed with bread and salt. The salt chair was always placed on the table near the most important guest. This chair has a hinged flap covering the cavity where the salt would reside. This example is stamped on its