IMPORTANT RUSSIAN ENAMELS AND FABERGE FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
Sale: N08718
Location: New York
04 Nov 2010
LOT 31
A RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL TEA GLASS HOLDER, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1910
40,000—60,000 USD
Measurements
height (at top of handle) 3 1/2 in.
Alternate measurements
8.9 cm
Description
of typical form, the body enameled on both sides with a group of helmeted and armor-clad Russian bogatyri carrying shields bearing the double-headed eagle, the domes of a church visible in the background, the remainder of the body enameled with stylized and brightly colored anthemia on a ground of pale grey, the raised handle with conforming decoration, the interior gilded