The Chen Collection
Lyon & Turnbull - London - 23 November 2008, 15:00 GMT
Lot 46 : A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel card case
Estimate: 6000-8000 GBP
Description:
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel card case probably Moscow, late 19th century, bearing spurious
Faberge marks decorated with the King of Clubs as a Bogatyr within a stylized foliage geometric border, the
sides and hinged lid decorated with foliate scrolls and geometric motifs in the manner of Fedor Ruckert on a turquoise-blue ground, the gilt interior lined with velvet
9.6cm high, 7.2cm wide, 4.3cm deep
Provenance: Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 167