SALE 18369
Russian Art
Online|1 - 21 July
LOT 216
A CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SILVER-GILT KOVSH
MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Estimate: GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000
(USD 37,800 - USD 63,000)
Starting Bid: GBP 28,000
(USD 35,280)
Of traditional form, with slightly raised prow and hook handle, on a tapering circular foot, the front centring an en plein enamel plaque depicting a couple in traditional Russian costume after Sergey Solomko, the body enamelled with varicolour flowerheads, foliage and geometric motifs on a cream and brown ground, all within corded borders, the handle similarly enamelled, marked under base
8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide
This impressive kovsh by Feodor Rückert is a fine example of enamel work of the period. The en plein plaque is after a painting by Sergei Solomko (1867-1938), a well-known watercolourist and illustrator, who produced a series of drawings which were reproduced as postcards in the early 20th century.