A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel card case, Feodor Rückert, retailed by Orest Kurliukov, Moscow, 1899-1908
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December 2, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel card case, Feodor Rückert, retailed by Orest Kurliukov, Moscow, 1899-1908
one side enamelled with the Queen of Hearts, the other side with the Jack of Clubs, the hinged cover with a papakha hat and sword, and also with the sign of Clubs, the sides colourfully enamelled with foliage, struck inside the lid with workmaster's initials in Cyrillic and on the base with O.Kurliukov in Cyrillic overstriking maker's mark, 88 standard
height 9.8cm, 3 7/8 in.
Sotheby's New York, 26-28 April 2006, lot 251