Auction 21518:
The Russian Sale
26 Nov 2014 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Lot 102*
A silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel vase
probably Feodor Rückert, with retailer's mark in Cyrillic 'G and Sh', Moscow, 1908-1917, with later Soviet marks
£7,000 - 9,000
RUB 630,000 - 810,000
the convex body decorated with muted varicoloured enamel roundels enclosing stylised flowerheads alternating with scrolling geometric vines on cream ground, within scrolling wire and polka dot enamel borders, the flaring neck enamelled in an abstract geometric motif, the waisted foot enamelled with triangles and flowerhead halves, enhanced with twisted and crosshatched wire, 88 standard
height: 7.5cm (2 15/16in).