BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MAKER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT DESK SET
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MAKER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Comprising a tray with a pen-rest, an inkwell with a hinged cover, a blotter, two stamp boxes with hinged covers and a letter rack, each enamelled overall with stylised scrolling foliage on varicolour ground, with birds on the letter rack, the blotter with a finial in the form of a mythological creature, marked throughout with ‘P. Ovchinnikov’ in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, overstriking the maker’s initials of Feodor Rückert, also with later Soviet marks
The stand, 12 3⁄4 in. (32.5 cm.) long

Provenance

Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

Feodor Rückert's workshop produced a small number of beautifully enamelled desk sets, each with slightly different decoration. Complete sets with a letter rack appear rarely on the market. A comparable set was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 12 April 2011, lot 211.

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