The Chen Collection
Lyon & Turnbull - London - 23 November 2008, 15:00 GMT
Lot 45 : A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel card case
Estimate: 25000-30000 GBP
Description:
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel card case Fedor Ruckert, Moscow, circa 1890 decorated with the King of Spades, and the Queen of Diamonds, each on a white ground and within stylized floral and scroll border, the top of the hinged cover with a medallion beneath the imperial eagle, decorated with the pious pelican and with Russian inscription 'For the benefit of the Imperial Foundling School', gilt interior with two compartments, scratched number 2410
9.7cm high, 4.5cm wide, 7cm deep
Provenance: Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 166
Christie's Geneva, Gold Boxes, Important Miniatures, Highly Important Works of Art by Carl Faberge, Russian Objects and Paintings, 16th November 1994, lot 329
Sotheby's New York, Faberge, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, 6th and 8th December 1993, lot 485