The Cellini Salt Cellar is a partly enamelled gold table sculpture by the Italian goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, completed in 1543 for King Francis I of France from silver plate models prepared years earlier for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este.
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Year Created LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 1 Primary MaterialGold, vitreous enamel, ebony and ivory 1 Commissioned By Medium
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Made by Benvenuto Cellini, 1543.
In Form
Gold and enamel table sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1543.
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In Movement
Cellini is a leading Mannerist goldsmith and sculptor.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, completion sentence
It was completed in 1543 for Francis I of France
Description section, materials sentence
The salt cellar is made of gold, vitreous enamel, ebony and ivory.
History section, provenance sentence
was transferred to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna during the 19th century
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Infobox: type
Partly enameled gold sculpture
In Group: Metalwork, Jewelry and Treasure, Lead
The Cellini Salt Cellar (in Vienna called the Saliera, Italian for salt cellar) is a part-enamelled gold table sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini (c.1500-1571).
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