The Chen Collection
Lyon & Turnbull - London - 23 November 2008, 15:00 GMT
Lot 49 : A Russian silver-gilt and shaded cloisonne enamel dish
Estimate: 8000-10000 GBP
Description:
A Russian silver-gilt and shaded cloisonne enamel dish Fedor Ruckert, Moscow, 1896-1908 the shallow circular dish on three ball supports, the centre with a gryphon on a green ground, within a surround of nine lobes, each decorated with a stylized flowerhead, the broad rim with a design of scrolling white foliage on a red ground, and with pellets of translucent green foiled enamel
11.8cm diameter
Provenance: Christie's, New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 173
Literature: Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, No. 217 illustrated