Sale 5961
Russian Art
26 November 2012
London, King Street
Lot 276
A SILVER-GILT, CLOISONNE AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL PORTRAIT SPOON
APPARENTLY NO MAKER'S MARK, POSSIBLY BY FEODOR RUCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Ј40,000 - Ј60,000 ($64,040 - $96,060)
The reverse of the pear-shaped bowl enamelled en plein with a portrait of a boyarina, within a border enamelled with a stylised double-headed eagle, the lower bowl and shaped handle with geometric motifs, on black ground, the handle similarly decorated, marked on stem
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long