Lot 40
Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
Description
A Russian silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel tea-caddy
Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
of flared dome shape, with detachable screw cover and stopper, decorated all-over with stylized flowerheads and floral scrolls on a dark-brown ground, the domed cover similarly decorated; the shovel with identical decoration and with maker’s mark N.P., Moscow, 1908-1917
13cm high, 9.5cm diameter
Provenance:
Christie’s New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 140
Sotheby’s New York, Russian Works of Art, 10th June 1981, lot 140
Footnote
Provenance:
Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 140
Sotheby's New York, Russian Works of Art, 10th June 1981, lot 140