SALE 9060, 20 October 1998
THE GREENFIELD COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ENAMELS
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Card-case
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 8336
Lot 164
Price Realized $23,000
Oblong, the front depicting the King of Clubs and the back with the Queen of Hearts in regional costumes on white ground within stylized varicolor floral and foliate scrolls, the sides and rim of hinged cover with similar scrolls, on blue ground, the top of the cover with a roundel with the club sign with pellets on yellow ground surrounded by floral and foliate scrolls with a papakha, sword and knife on white ground, marked inside cover and under base
3in. (9.5cm.) high
Lot Notes
The scratched inventory number probably indicates that this case was retailed by Faberg.
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Card-case
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
Lot 165
Price Realized $19,550
Oblong, the front depicting the Queen of Clubs and the back the Knave of Spades in mediaeval costume on white ground within stylized floral and scroll border, the sides and hinged cover with stylized floral and foliate scrolls, the cover with the suits as cornerpieces, on pale blue ground, the base engraved with the date 'Dec 25th 1901', with twisted ropework edges, gilt interior, marked under base
3.7/8in. (10cm.) high
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Card-case
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
Lot 166
Price Realized $17,250
Oblong, the front depicting the Queen of Diamonds and the back the King of Spades in mediaeval costume on white ground within stylized floral and scroll border, the sides of the body and hinged cover with stylized floral and foliate scrolls on maroon ground, the top of the cover with a pink roundel with Russian inscription 'For the benefit of the Imperial Foundling School' beneath a crowned double-headed eagle with ribbon and wreath borders on white ground, with twisted ropework edges, gilt interior, marked under base
3.7/8in. (10cm.) high
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Card-case
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 2318
Lot 168
Price Realized $25,300
Oblong, the front depicting the Queen of Hearts and the back with the King of Clubs in regional costumes on white ground within stylized varicolor floral and foliate scrolls, the sides and rim of hinged cover with similar scrolls, on pale green ground, the top of the cover with a roundel with the spade sign with pellets on pale blue ground surrounded by floral and foliate scrolls with a military head-dress, sword and bow on white ground within blue pellet border, marked inside cover and under base
3.7/8in. (10cm.) high
Literature
Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, (New York,1989), no.111 illustrated.
Lot Notes
The scratched inventory number probably indicates that this case was retailed by Faberge.