Location
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New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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Sale Date
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Apr 18, 2008
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Lot Number
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0089
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Sale Number
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1989
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Creator
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MARK OF FEODOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 3193
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Lot Title
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A Silver-Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Beaker
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Estimate
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30,000 - 50,000 U.S. dollars
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Lot Description
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A Silver-Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Beaker Mark of Feodor Ruckert, Moscow, 1896-1908, scratched inventory number 3193
Of tapering cylindrical form, the spreading foot with reserves of stylized foliage on alternating blue ground with gilt trellis and red ground between white foliate scroll borders, the body with an oval reserve enclosing a falconer in traditional costume on a white ground embellished with wirework scrolls, on a varicolor floral scroll ground, the rim with tiered translucent red, green, purple and blue pellet border, marked under base 7 7/8in. (20cm.) high |
Provenance
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The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, Christie's New York, October 20, 1998, lot 208
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Lot Notes
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The scratched inventory number indicates that the beaker was probably retailed by Faberge.
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