Sale 5407
Russian Pictures, Icons & Works of Art
27 November 2008
London, South Kensington
Lot 818
£1,200 - £1,500 ($1,841 - $2,301)
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISSONÉ ENAMEL CADDY SPOON
APPARENTLY NO MAKER'S MARK, ATTRIBUTED TO FEODOR RÜCKERT, 1896/1908
The back of the shovel-shaped bowl decorated with polychrome shaded flowers and foliage in pastel shades on a mint green ground, bordered on top and bottom with scrolling cloissons on an olive green ground, the handle similarly decorated; and another caddy spoon, mark of the 11th Artel, Moscow, 1908/17, with shaded scrolls decoration and stylised flowers on a silver-gilt matt ground, bordered by geometric motifs and foliage on a dark green ground, the lozenge-shaped terminal with projecting drop motif
Respectively 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) and 4¾ in. (12 cm.) long (2)
Price Realized £1,200 - £1,500 ($1,841 - $2,301)