Auction 21683:
British and Continental Silver including Objects of Vertu
30 Jul 2014 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Lot 59
A late 19th / early 20th century silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel snuff box
probably by Feodor Ruckert, Moscow 1898 - 1908 kokoshnik, with export and re-import marks,
Sold for £4,000 (RUB 360,466) inc. premium
Rectangular with marine blue ground, cover embellished with a stylised pink flower head surrounded by floral and foliate scrolls on a cream ground enclosed by a stylised cloud scroll cartouche, sides embellished with stylised pink flower heads flanked by green foliate scrolls, length 6cm.
Footnotes
This lot was purchased from Asprey & Company in 1982.