SALE 9060, 20 October 1998
THE GREENFIELD COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ENAMELS
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Cup and Saucer
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, OVERSTRUCK WITH THE FABERGE MARK WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 33098
Lot 142
Price Realized $5,750
The cup hemispherical, on raised foot and stem with bands of foliate motifs, the body with stylized flower heads and foliate sprays, the saucer similarly decorated with border of scrolls on dark blue ground enclosing gilt central reserve, marked under bases the saucer 5.7/8in. (15cm.) diam. (2)
A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel Photograph Frame
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, OVERSTRUCK WITH THE FABERGE MARK WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 31285
Lot 143
Price Realized $11,500
Shaped rectangular, on two bracket feet, the lower part with wide gilt band embellished with a flower head flanked by foliate scrolls, the upper part with two bands of filigree scrolls surmounted by floral and foliate scrolls with geometric corner pieces on blue ground, the wooden back with scroll strut, marked on rim and strut
7.7/8in. (20cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, 12 November 1986, lot 139