Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
December 2, 2020 • 4:00 PM EAT • London
Lot 184

A silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel tea caddy, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917

Estimate: 35,000 -55,000 GBP

Property of a Private Collector, Germany

Description
A silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel tea caddy, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917

circular, bulbous body enamelled with stylised flowers and scrolls in blue, pale pink and mint green colours against brown background, the lid with matching ornament, with blue border with green foliate garland on the neck, struck on the underside with workmaster’s initials, 88 standard, with a spoon, struck with workmaster's initials IP in Cyrillic, Moscow, 1908-1917, 84 standard
2
height 13cm, 5 1/10in.

Provenance
Sotheby’s New York, Russian Works of Art, 10th June 1981, lot 140
Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 140                                     
Lyon & Turnbull London, The Chen Collection, 23rd November 2008, lot 40

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