Cellini Salt Cellar [SEP] creator
Cellini Salt Cellar
The Cellini Salt Cellar (in Vienna called the Saliera, Italian for salt cellar) is a part-enamelled gold table sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini. It was completed in 1543 for Francis I of France, from models that had been prepared many years earlier for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este. 
The cellar is the only remaining work of precious metal which can be reliably attributed to Cellini. It was created in the Mannerist style of the late Renaissance and allegorically portrays "Terra e Mare" (Land and Sea)
permanent replacement for sugar sculptures on the dining table.
In wealthy countries such as 17th century France, table decorations for the aristocracy were sometimes made of silver. One of the most famous table decorations is the "Cellini Salt Cellar". Ephemeral and silver table decorations were replaced with porcelain items after its reinvention in Europe in the 16th century.
Western tableware.
Western tableware Table settings.
A table setting in Western countries is mainly in one of two styles: "service à la russe" (French for "