How can the salt container be a precious piece?

The salt container is certainly one of the extraordinary objects that has always been at the center of the table of illustrious men from ancient times representing not only a practical need but also a social meaning to show prestige and wealth. In medieval times , in which salt was set at the table in the middle position there was an expression used for the noble that were seated “above the salt” then close to the host as a position of prestige and the lower seated “below the salt”. The most famous salt cellar is "The salt cellar of Francesco...