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# Condition of the royal family's service and salt cellars as a mark of hosts' status in the 18th century
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/serviz-prekrasno-sokhranilsia-khotia-ispolzovalsia-tsarskoi-semei-bolshe-200-let/
- Published: 2017-12-07T14:45:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:01:36.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Monarchies, Museums, Mores

The service has survived beautifully, though the royal family used it for more than 200 years! Note the number of salt cellars: in the eighteenth century this was an important indicator of the status of those presiding at the table