baroque pewter?

I bought this one on a flea market for 50 cent, the seller had no idea what it was. It looks pretty old, judging by the look, German baroque? It has a weird mark on its bottom, some angelic(?) figure and the letters C.K

 

An angel mark generally means European. Where are you (and the piece?)

 

Europe, Serbia
I found similar ones on 1stdibs

 

I don't think they are salts. I collect salts and I doubt they'd put salt in metal without a glass insert and these are too ornate inside.

 

It seems to be an old form however I'll just caution that pewter has been faked and ages quite quickly on it's own. The plain bowled ones are commonly referred to as salts but I don't know about the ornate bowl or if it was their actual use.

I found a reference in the book Zinn by von Frieder Aichele (but it is in German which I don't speak). I think the translation for the pieces shown is spice bowls.

I find the mark a little hard to make out. It seems to be a figure but I'm thinking maybe not an angel. There are so many marks and I've not found one exactly like yours yet. I'm attaching one from the above mentioned Zinn that is a form I think maybe more like yours with a figure holding I think a sword and scales. Not sure.




Google translation:
56. spice bowls, round shape with feet and leaf relief edges. Height 5 cm.
Plauen, around 1830. (C. F. Hoe-
this).
80,-/120,-
Dr. Nagel, Stuttgart

57. A pair of hemispherical spice bowls on a stepped round base. Height 8 cm.
Late 18th century. (unmarked).
Dr. Nagel, Stuttgart
300,-/400,-

Example, not the same as yours



Google translation:
H. City and double master's mark of J. G. Maurer, Kulmbach, around 1750. This type of marking is unusual for southern Germany and is based on the Saxon three-mark system.

 

There is some information on pewter salts on this site.

https://www.pewtersociety.org/about-pewter/pewter-eating

This is my unmarked salt. I may have more references to check if I get a chance.