SALE 17187
Russian Art
London, 3 June 2019
LOT263
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MEXICO
A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL CASKET
MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Estimate
GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000
(USD 104,640 - USD 156,960)
Rectangular on four bracket feet, with swing handles and hinged clasp at front, the hinged cover centring an en plein enamel plaque depicting a detail from A BoyarWedding Feast after Konstantin Makovsky, within a border of stylised geometric motifs, the sides cloisonné enamelled with stylised floral and geometric motifs, marked under base and inside cover
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired by the great-grandparents of the present owner in St Petersburg circa 1911.