https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/9279/fullPair of Salts from the St. Andrew Service for Czarina Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762)ca.1744-1745Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryJohann Friedrich EberleinOverall (G83.1.651.1): 6.5 x 12.2 x 18.2 cm (2 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Overall (G83.1.651.2): 2 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (6.5 x 12.2 x 18 cm)Hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.651.1- .21Meissen armorial double saltcellars from the Imperial Service of St. Andrew the First Called. They have a shaped hour-glass form, and are on four gilt shell and rococo-scroll feet. The recessed tops are painted with fritilleries, lily-of-the-valley, narcissus and other flowers. The sides are moulded with Gotzkowsky erhabene Blumen between the Imperial Russian arms and the Badge of the Order of St. Andrew the First Called, alternating beneath a gilt Gitterwerk.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1857081211GermanAugustus III (1733-1763)Crossed swords in underglaze blue. Hermitage inventory nos. 1468 and 1470 in red lacquer