SALE 9060, 20 October 1998
THE GREENFIELD COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ENAMELS
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Tea-caddy
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, OVERSTRUCK WITH FABERG MARK WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Lot 139
Price Realized $11,500
Compressed square, the sides with stylized birds and floral and foliate scrolls on blue and russet ground in shaped reserves, the lower border with geometric motifs on white ground, the borders with stylized columns and flower heads and foliate sprays on pale blue ground, the top similarly decorated with corner pieces of flower heads on dark blue ground, the plain mounted cork stopper with hinged geometric openwork finial, the circular bulbous detachable cover with a flower head surrounded by geometric motifs on pale blue ground with similar border, fully marked.
4.5/8in (11.8cm.) high
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Tea-caddy and Shovel
THE FIRST MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, THE SECOND WITH UNRECORDED WORKMASTER'S CYRILLIC INITIALS N.P., MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Lot 140
Price Realized $9,200
A silver-gilt cloisonnй enamel Tea-caddy and Shovel the first marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Ruckert, Moscow, 1908-1917, the second with unrecorded work master's Cyrillic initials N.P., Moscow, 1908-1917
The tea-caddy bullet shaped, with detachable cover, overall decorated with flower heads and foliate scrolls on dark brown ground, the cover with rim of foliate scrolls on blue ground, with silver stopper with gilt handle, marked under base; the shovel with similar decoration on bowl and handle the tea-caddy 5in. (14cm.) high; the shovel 4in. (12cm.) long (2)