A SILVER-MOUNTED WOOD BREAD AND SALT PLATE

A SILVER-MOUNTED WOOD BREAD AND SALT PLATE

BY THE K. SHOLTZ WORKSHOP, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900

Circular, the center applied with the silver monogram of Emperor Nicholas II, the Imperial crown and the engraved coat-of-arms of Pskov, all within a carved berried laurel wreath, the border inscribed in Russian \'BREAD SALT\' above a ribbon-tied wreath of oak and laurel, with raised scalloped rim, signed on reverse

18 in. (46.7 cm.) diameter