Lot Essay
In the old Russian fabels and epics Sirin appears in her usual form with a woman's head and breast; she is based on the ancient Greek Sirens.
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MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RCKERT, OVERSTRUCK BY THE KURLIUKOV MARK, MOSCOW, 1896-1908
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A silver-gilt cloisonn enamel Vase
marked with Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rckert, overstruck by the Kurliukov mark, Moscow, 1896-1908
Of triangular section, with spreading base, enamelled overall, each side with a varicolor scene of a swan swimming with raised wings and a sunrise behind within Art Nouveau foliate scrolls in greens and browns, with the mythical bird Sirin emanating from a stylized iris above, on blue ground, the lower green ground rising to the rim at each angle decorated with a band of folaite scrolls and flowerheads, marked under base
5in. (12.7cm.) high
marked with Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rckert, overstruck by the Kurliukov mark, Moscow, 1896-1908
Of triangular section, with spreading base, enamelled overall, each side with a varicolor scene of a swan swimming with raised wings and a sunrise behind within Art Nouveau foliate scrolls in greens and browns, with the mythical bird Sirin emanating from a stylized iris above, on blue ground, the lower green ground rising to the rim at each angle decorated with a band of folaite scrolls and flowerheads, marked under base
5in. (12.7cm.) high