A silver-gilt cloisonne enamel three-handled Cup ('Kriushonnitsa')
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 125
SALE 9060, 20 October 1998
THE GREENFIELD COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ENAMELS
Lot 219
Price Realized $8,625
Of baluster shape, the lower part with lobed cartouches enclosing swans and stylized varicolor floral and foliate sprays on pale blue, pink, cream, brown and darker blue ground with twisted ropework borders, the upper part with stylized varicolor floral and foliate scrolls on blue ground, the gilt rim with twisted ropework borders, the stylized handles with floral and foliate scrolls on blue ground with twisted ropework edging, gilt interior, marked under base
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high