Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons [L11116]

London
30 November '11
10:30AM GMT

 

Lot 557
A silver-gilt and enamel pictorial cigarette case, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917

he lid painted en plein after The Kiss of the Wave by Vasily Kotarbinsky (1849-1921) within a border of shaded cloisonné enamel foliate and geometric motifs on a blue ground, the reverse cast and enamelled with the arms of the Leslie family within a gilded cartouche, the border of further cloisonné enamel and cloison coils on vari-coloured grounds, cabochon sapphire thumppiece, gilt interior, 84 standard, Russian control mark L (Cyrillic) denoting objects for public sale
width: 11.3cm, 4 3/8 in.