Sale 5961
Russian Art
26 November 2012
London, King Street
Lot 271
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL SMALL KOVSH
PROBABLY BY FEODOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Ј10,000 - Ј15,000 ($16,010 - $24,015)
Of oval form, the raised prow with a pine cone finial, the exterior border enamelled with varicolour foliate scrolls on blue ground, the interior enamelled overall with foliate and geometric motifs, centring a brown and black bird on pale blue ground, all within wirework borders, the flat shaped handle similarly decorated, apparently unmarked
3 1/3 in. (8.9 cm.) long