Sale 2308
Russian Art
23 April 2010
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
Lot 145
A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh
MARKED KURLIUKOV, MOSCOW, APPARENTLY 1896-1908
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Lot DescriptionOf traditional form, on a circular foot, with hook handle, the bowl with shaded varicolor stylized flowers and foliate scrolls and beaded filigree on a cream ground, set with hardstone cabochons, above a band of stylized floral and foliate decoration on an olive green ground, all beneath a twisted ropework rim, the handle with conforming decoration, marked under base9 in. (22.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the present owner in Copenhagen, circa 1935.
Lot Notes
This lot is likely the work of Feodor Ruckert. For a similarly decorated example, see Sotheby's, New York, April 26, 2006, lot 249.