Lot 346

 

£25,000 - £35,000  ($41,825 - $58,555)

 

Price Realized £6,000     ($10,044)

 

A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SALT THRONES

MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBERS 29926 AND 29927

 

Of traditional form, on slightly spreading base with four bracket feet, enamelled overall with scrolling foliage and geometric motifs in shades of green, orange brown, grey, pink and purple on blue and pale green grounds, the shaped zigzag back enamelled with alkonosts at the front and on reverse, the pointed raised sides with ball finials with blue beads, marked inside cover and under base

2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high