Sale 2837 — Russian Works of Art
9 April 2014
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
Lot 2
$15,000 – $25,000
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TAZZA
MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Circular, the bowl enameled overall with teardrop panels of varicolor scrolling foliage and flower-heads, on blue, green, red, purple and cream grounds, centering a bird feeding on berries enameled in shades of black, within leafy vines in a circular cartouche, all within twisted ropework borders, the outer border with a band of similarly enameled lunettes, the spreading circular foot similarly decorated, marked under base, further scratched with number '2322'
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) diameter