Sale 2837 — Russian Works of Art
9 April 2014
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
Lot 2
$20,000 – $30,000
A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL KOVSH
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, APPARENTLY OVERSTRIKING THE MAKER'S MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT,
MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of traditional circular form, on a raised circular foot, with slightly raised prow and upright angular handle, the front centering an en plein enameled plaque depicting A Knight at the Crossroads by Viktor Vasnetsov, the body enameled overall with blossoming flower-heads, floral and geometric motifs in shades of peach, purple, blue and green ground, marked under base
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) tall