Auction 22586:
The Russian Sale
3 Jun 2015 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street
Lot 95
A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh
Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
£8,000 - 12,000
RUB 630,000 - 950,000
Various properties
A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh
Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
oval, with a squat bowl and spreading oval foot, the prow and handle stylized as the head and tail of a bird, the body enamelled with varicolour foliage and flowerheads on stippled gilt ground and enhanced by twisted wire dots and scrolls, the upper edge with a turquoise blue enamel border, the head and tail enamelled with abstract geometric motifs, with partial marks on base, 84 standard
length: 12.3cm (4 13/16in).
height: 9.3 cm (3 5/8in).