Salt cellar (2) - .800 silver - Viennese salt cellars.

These Viennese salt cellars were crafted by Alexander Sturm after 1923. The cellars show a simple, functional form with a gilded interior, typical of Art Deco silverware.
- Marks: Master mark (cloverleaf 4 in a circle), fineness mark (800), guarantee mark (toucan facing left in a jagged outline).
- Dimensions: height 2.3 cm, top diameter 5 cm, bottom diameter 5.3 cm.
- Weight: 65 g (together).
- Condition: Excellent, gilding largely worn away.
- Art historical context: Salt cellars like these were used for serving salt at dinners. The Art Deco style is characterized by simplicity and functionality.
- Literature: Wiener Silber des 20. Jahrhunderts (Kunsthistorisches Museum, 2000, p. 90).