IMPORTANT RUSSIAN ENAMELS AND FABERGE FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
Sale: N08718
Location: New York
04 Nov 2010
LOT 7
A RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND ENAMEL ICON OF THREE SAINTS, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1910
7,000—9,000 USD
Measurements
height 4 3/4 in.
Alternate measurements
12.1 cm
Description
the shaped oklad enameled with geometric ornament in muted tones against a stippled gilt ground, the Christogram and Alpha and Omega enameled in blue in a triangular reserve, with shaped suspension ring; the icon with three male saints shown at full length, their robes highlighted with extensive chrysography
struck with pseudo-mark of Feodor Rückert, apparently overstriking another maker's mark