Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Lot 266
A silver-gilt and enamel pictorial cigarette case, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the 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 varicoloured grounds, cabochon sapphire thumbpiece, gilt interior, struck with workmaster's initials, 84 standard, Russian control mark L in Cyrillic denoting objects for public sale width 11.3cm, 4⅜in.
Condition Report
Overall in very good condition. The corners with some professional restoration, visible under the UV light.
Cataloguing
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 30 November 2011, lot 557