IMPORTANT RUSSIAN ENAMELS AND FABERGE FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
Sale: N08718
Location: New York
04 Nov 2010
LOT 14
A RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL TEA CADDY, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900
60,000—80,000 USD
Measurements
height 5 in.
Alternate measurements
12.7 cm
Description
rectangular bombé body enameled on two sides with dragons set among stylized, scrolling flowers above a row of lobed cartouches outlined with applied gilded cables, the opposite sides and top with colorful, stylized foliage against blue, peach, and light green grounds, with slip-on lid and cork-lined inner stopper
with scratched inventory number 9549
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES
For a closely comparable tea caddy by Rückert, see Sotheby's, New York, April 16, 2008, lot 417.