SALE 18369
Russian Art
Online|1 - 21 July
LOT 96
A GUILLOCHÉ, CHAMPLEVÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT SHERBET CUP, STAND AND SPOON
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908; THE SPOON, MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900
Estimate: GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000
(USD 6,300 - USD 8,820)
The cup, champlevé enamelled overall with varicoloured geometric and foliate motifs, on a domed foot, rising to a tapering knopped stem and three beaded supports, centring three coats-of-arms of Russian cities, surmounted by a bowl with plique-à-jour enamelled rim, the interior enamelled in translucent blue over a wavy guilloché ground; the stand and spoon similarly enamelled, all marked throughout
The cup, 67⁄8 in. (17.2 cm.) high, and smaller