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| Cellini Salt Cellar. Kunstkammer Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. |
The Cellini Saliera is a gold table sculture created by the Italian goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
Saliera is the Italian word for salt cellar. It was made in 1543 for king Francis I of France who was a generous patron of the arts. The Saliera was given as a gift by Charles IX of France to Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol.
The Cellini Saliera was part of the Habsburg art collection at Castle Ambras but it was moved to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna in the 19th century.
