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| Cellini Salt Cellar. Kunstkammer Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. |
The
Cellini Saliera is one of the many precious objects in
Kunstkammer Wien (Art Room Vienna) of the
Kunsthistorisches Museum in 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.