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17th century

Salt Cellar

Artist/maker unknown

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Decorative salt cellars were common features of 17th century dining tables. This one is decorated with simplified versions of the grotesque style initiated by the Fontana workshops in Deruta Italy in the mid-sixteenth century.

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