egg-shaped body resting on three feet, strongly domed lid with pinecone-shaped final. 800/1000 silver, hallmarked with the marks in use in Venice, Lombardy-Venetia (Acrostolio or stern ornament of arched shape with a circular part from which four axes bend to the right in a free profile field) in use between 1812 and 1872, unidentified silversmith.
Item condition grading: **** good, minor signs of use commensurate with use over time.