Lot 35
Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
Description
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel tea-caddy
Fedor Rückert, overstruck with Fabergé mark
of square form, the sides with stylized birds on blue and brown grounds within architectural niches, the lower border with geometric motifs, the detachable domed lid similarly decorated with an abstract floral pattern above a rim of stylized flowerheads, the cork stopper with silver-gilt mount applied with a hinged openwork handle, 91 standard, marked with maker’s initials and K. Fabergé beneath Imperial Warrant
11.8cm high, 9.5cm wide
Provenance:
Christie’s, New York, The Greenfield Collection of
Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 139
Footnote
Provenance:
Christie's, New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 139