A rare and highly important silver-gilt and shaded enamel tray for calling cards
attributed to Fedor Rückert, with stamp of retailer Kurlyukov, Moscow, circa 1900
of shaped oval form, centred with exquisitely executed scene of "A Boyar Wedding Feast," after 1883 Konstantin Makovsky's masterpiece, rendered in shaded and painted enamel within fine twisted wires, with gold foil underneath translucent colours; the lobed borders enamelled with colourful foliage on grounds of sea green, red, pink and blue, front and back with a reserve of swans, sides mounted with high architectural handles decorated with scrolls in relief surmounted by a chrysoprase cabochons
История продаж:
- Богамс 28 November 2018, London, Lot 108. Sold for £193,750
- Sotheby's, 26-28 April 2006, lot 279 Продано за 632 000 долларов США