IMPORTANT RUSSIAN ENAMELS AND FABERGE FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
Sale: N08718
Location: New York
04 Nov 2010
LOT 13
A RUSSIAN SILVER, SHADED ENAMEL AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR TAZZA, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1910
30,000—40,000 USD
Measurements
diameter 6 3/4 in.
Alternate measurements
17.2 cm
Description
the shallow bowl of the tazza centered on a multicolored flowerhead set against a cream and black ground decorated with applied wires, surrounded by a band of trailing foliage in muted tones of blue, green, and olive relieved by two red and white tulips against a pale green ground, the border in black with brightly colored floral and geometric ornament in plique-à-jour, the circular foot with conforming decoration against a pale blue ground and with both sawn and plique-à-jour panels