The Russian Sale
25 Nov 2020, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
LOT 118*
A SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL THREE-HANDLED CUP
Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908, scratched inventory number '18066'
£ 12,000 - 18,000
RUB 1,200,000 - 1,800,000
baluster form, the lower section with lobed cartouches enamelled with stylized sprays of tulips and daisies on alternating grounds of iron red, pale blue, pink, light and olive greens; all above shaped band enamelled blue and applied with scrolling cloisons; the uppermost register enamelled with flower-heads flanked by scrolling green foliage on a cream ground; the shaped handles with confirming ornaments, 88 standard
height: 8cm (3 1/8in).
Provenance
Acquired by present owner at Sotheby's, London, 30 November 2011, lot 561