Russian Art Auction
7 June 2017
London, Wednesday,
LOT 222
222. A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Kovsh
16,000-23,000 GBP
MAKER'S MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1899-1907, 88 STANDARD
Length 10.2 cm.
Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the outer sides of the bowl in shaded polychrome enamels with a continuous band of scrolling flowers on a cream ground, the inside with enamelled painting of a young boyar against a dark olive ground surrounded with similar foliage, the fleur-de-lys flat handle similarly decorated, tapering raised foot with a zig-zag enamel ornament.