Sale: L10116  |  Location: London
Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 01 Dec 10 2:00 PM

 

LOT 430

A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, RETAILED BY MOROZOV, CIRCA 1895

flared circular form, the surface exuberantly painted in European taste with shaded polychrome foliage within scrolling cartouches of cream ground, divided by stylised thistle, the base with flowerheads and flourishes on a greenish brown ground, the feet cast as alligator heads, the gilt interior with engraved initials MB, 88 standard