A silver-gilt cloisonn and en-plein enamel Casket
A silver-gilt cloisonn and en-plein enamel Casket

MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917

细节
A silver-gilt cloisonn and en-plein enamel Casket
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rckert, Moscow, 1908-1917
Oblong, the sides and feet with varicolor stylized floral and foliate scrolls and geometric motifs on turquoise and dark blue ground, the ends with shaped swing handles similarly decorated, the raised hinged cover with en-plein plaque of 'The Unveiling of the Bride' after Konstantin Makovskii, within sloping border of scrolling flowers and foliage on dark green and blue ground, flanked by a band of seven raised checker gilt studs, the inside of the cover with a translucent plaque depicting stylised flowerheads, marked under base
5in. (14cm.) long

拍品专文

The illustration on the cover is a detail of 'The Boyar Wedding Feast', see note to lot 184.