A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel three-piece Tea-set
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, OVERSTRUCK WITH THE MARK OF FABERGE WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 31218
SALE 9060, 20 October 1998
THE GREENFIELD COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ENAMELS
Lot 119
Price Realized $32,200
Of tapering baluster form, comprising teapot, milk jug and two-handled covered sugar bowl, each on slightly flared base, the bodies decorated in shades of blue, green, red, brown and yellow with geometric pan-Slavic designs, with partly enamelled C-scroll handles, the slightly domed covers and raised ball finials decorated with further vari color pan-Slavic designs in red, brown and green, marked on bases and rim of tea-pot cover the teapot 6in. (15.9cm.) high (3)
Lot Notes
For a similar tea-set see G. von Habsburg, Faberge (Geneva, 1987) p.133, no.82 illustrated.