A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL BOX

MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917

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A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL BOX
MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Oval, the hinged cover centring an en plein enamel plaque depicting a bride and groom, after Konstantin Makovsky, within coils and foliate motifs, enamelled overall with floral and geometric motifs in shades of blue, green, brown and purple on blue grounds, the cover with a thumb-piece, marked inside cover and under base
2 in. (5.2 cm.) wide

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 30 November 2011, lot 560.

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Lot Essay

Feodor Rückert often drew on Konstantin Makovsky's historical paintings for decorating his en plein panels. The painter's works evoked the romance of medieval Russia. They were a perfect match for Rückert's enamelled objects in Pan-Russian style which was favoured by wealthy merchants of Moscow. On this box Feodor Rückert used a fragment from Konstantin Makovsky's A Boyar Wedding Feast of the 17th Century, painted in 1883 (Hillwood Museum & Gardens, Washington D.C.).

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