Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons

Sale: L11113  |  Location: London
Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 08 Jun 11 10:00 AM

LOT 441

A FABERGÉ SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VESTA CASE, PROBABLY FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW,   1908

12,000—18,000 GBP

Measurements
height: 4.2cm, 1 5/8 in.

Description
the surface painted with shaded green, brown and white flowerheads and flourishes on a stippled ground, the border of blue rectangles on white ground, the flange engraved in Swedish: 'Christmas 1908', pendant loop, struck K.Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 88 standard, scratched inventory number 2?4461