Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
9 June 2021, London
Lot 150
A large and impressive silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel three-handled cup, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908
Estimate: 70,000 - 100,000 GBP
Description
Property of an Important Family (lots 18-21, 138, 142, 144, 146-152, 156-164, 205)
A large and impressive silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel three-handled cup, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908
Lobed and enamelled with swans floating on ponds on grounds of Chinese red, pink, powder blue, deep green and sea green, also enamelled with lobes of flowers on grounds of sky blue and avocado, the upper section enamelled with colourful scrolling foliage on a cream ground, the handles similarly enamelled, the base enamelled royal blue between silver-gilt filigree scrolls, struck with obliterated Fabergé and workmaster's mark, 88 standard
height 20.3cm, 8in.
Provenance
Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, New York, 10-11 June 1981, lot 146,
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner
Catalogue note
A similar vase is in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. See T. Muntyan, Feodor Rückert & Carl Fabergé, M. Revyakin, Moscow, 2006, illustrated p. 60.