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a russian gilded silver and shaded enamel pictorial card box, feodor rückert, moscow, circa 1900
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- height 4 in. 10.2 cm
one side with the Jack of Diamonds, the other with the Queen of Hearts, the top with a shield and with an officer kolbak, the sides enameled with colorful foliage. Together with a deck of Playing Cards.
Provenance
Berry-Hill Gallery, New York, December 22, 1942
Condition
overall good condition
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The deck of cards is the "Russian Style" first produced at the Imperial Playing Card Factory in 1911. The deck, in which different face cards are represent characters in seventeenth-century Russian costume, were considered "the pride of the Russian card industry." As the accompanying deck shows, they continued to be produced by the nationalized State Playing Card Factory into the 1930s. See the State Russian Museum, Play & Passion in Russian Fine Art, St. Petersburg, 1999, pp. 240-241.