GZHEL Salt Pepper Shakers HEN ROOSTER BIRD COURT Signed [Dimensions: 3"x 6"(7.5 x 15 cm.); Materials: porcelain; Made in Russia. Hand painted. Signed by artist] [This set includes two delightful Gzhel-style chicken statues - one hen and one rooster - that are in fact salt and pepper shakers. Whimsical yet elegant, these birds will be a great decoration for your table] [Gzhel porcelain decorated with fancy blue painting has acquired wide popularity in the whole wide world. Its value consists in its uniqueness and decorativeness. Gzhel ware is decorated with flowers, leaves, bunches and garlands of flowers. They are painted with the only colour - blue cobalt, which is sometimes laid wide and rich dab and other times in hardly noticeable touch of the brush. Touches of different intensity create a rich, bright and very impressive picture]