Sale 7968
RUSSIAN ART
6 June 2011
London, King Street
Lot 175
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SALT CELLAR
MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000
($9,810 - $13,080)
Lot Description
Circular, of waisted section, on four square feet, the body enamelled with alternating shaped cartouches incorporating stylised floral and geometric motifs in shades of green, purple, pink and brown, within blue enamelled geometric forms and S-scrolls on brown ground, the everted rim similarly enamelled, marked under base, also with later Soviet control mark
The base 2¼ in. (5.3 cm.) diameter
Lot Condition Report Very good condition overall.
Each feet pierced with a hole on the inside. Some wear to gilding, consistent with age.