Faberge Oval Crystal Empire Salt Cellar in Gift Box. Crystal cellar with sterling silver frame/base. Sterling silver salt spoon. Cellar measures approximately 2-1/4″L x 1-3/4″W x 1-1/2H. Outer paperboard box may show some fading or light damage. Inner box, cellar and spoon in new condition! “Faberge” etched/”signed” on lower side of glass. “Faberge” and (925) stamped on base. The sterling silver flatware created by Peter Carl Fabergé was inspired by the styles and designs of eighteen-century and early nineteenth-century France, from Rococo to Empire. The patterns are elegant and luxurious, and it can be said that there is something about the Fabergé designs that are Russian in feeling as well. When you touch and hold a piece of Fabergé sterling, you are in contact with something very special, coming down to you, not only from the era of the Czars, but of an ancestry far more ancient: for it is typical of all the imperial courts there have ever existed. The Fabergé family originated in France but was forced to leave the counrty due to religious persecution. Century, the family settled in Russia. Peter Carl Fabergé was born on May 30, 1846, the son of a goldsmith. Petersburg a highly accomplished craftsman. In 1885, Peter Carl Faverge presented the first Imperial Egg to Czar Alexander III and soon became the most famous jeweler in the world. The item “Faberge Oval Crystal Empire Salt Cellar Sterling Silver Base in Gift Box” is in sale since Sunday, March 27, 2016. This item is in the category “Home & Garden\Kitchen, Dining & Bar\Kitchen Tools & Gadgets\Salt & Pepper”. The seller is “vanderbilt-gifts” and is located in Port Chester, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, PH, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM.
- Type: Salt Cellars & Pigs
- Material: Crystal
- Brand: Faberge
- Color: Clear
- Model: Empire
- MPN: 680193
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown