Lot Essay
For similar boxes with the same painting on the cover see Christie's London, 8 April 1987, lot 168, and Christie's New York, 26 October 1982, lot 238.
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MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
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A SHADED CLOISONNÉ AND EN-PLEIN ENAMEL BOX
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
Oblong, the sides overall decorated with varicolored shaded Pan-Slavic motifs highlighted with gilt filigree work, the hinged cover with similar design inset with an en-plein enamel plaque depicting the painting Vitiaz at the parting of the ways, after Viktor Vasnetsov, marked under base and inside cover
4½in. (10.5cm.) long
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
Oblong, the sides overall decorated with varicolored shaded Pan-Slavic motifs highlighted with gilt filigree work, the hinged cover with similar design inset with an en-plein enamel plaque depicting the painting Vitiaz at the parting of the ways, after Viktor Vasnetsov, marked under base and inside cover
4½in. (10.5cm.) long