A silver-gilt, cloisonné and en plein pictorial enamel casket, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908

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July 11, 01:45 PM GMT

Estimate

180,000 - 250,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

the en plein lid with a scene painted after Makovsky's A Boyar Wedding Feast, the side panels all decorated with polychrome shaded enamel floral and foliate motifs and scrolls, double-headed eagles as well as en plein alkonosts, male and female figures over light green enamel grounds, the lower edge with a leaf-tip border and a geometric double helix pattern, struck with maker's initials, 88 standard, scratched number 8445

width 26.7cm; 10½in.

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in the early 20th century