Lot Essay
The mythical bird Sirin is depicted with a female head and breast, which is based on the ancient Greek Sirens.
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MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RCKERT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908
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A silver-gilt cloisonn enamel Easter Egg
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rckert, Moscow, 1896-1908
Ovoid in two halves, the upper half decorated with the mythical bird Sirin facing the rising sun in translucent pink emerging from behind stylized foliate spray, the reverse with varicolor flowerheads on a mosaic ground, the lower half with stylized flowerheads and foliate sprays with a similar band on dark green ground, marked inside both halves
2in. (6.2cm.) high
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rckert, Moscow, 1896-1908
Ovoid in two halves, the upper half decorated with the mythical bird Sirin facing the rising sun in translucent pink emerging from behind stylized foliate spray, the reverse with varicolor flowerheads on a mosaic ground, the lower half with stylized flowerheads and foliate sprays with a similar band on dark green ground, marked inside both halves
2in. (6.2cm.) high