Lot 225
  • 225

A Russian Gilded Silver and Shaded Enamel Small Cup, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1900

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Gilded silver, enamel
  • Height 3 1/2 in.
  • 8.9 cm
of tapering form set on spreading foot, enameled with vibrantly-colored stylized blossoms against a pale orange ground, the remainder of the body with a glossy black ground, the shaped handle in the form of a cockerel and enameled with conforming decoration, the interior gilded

Condition

the cup apparently broken and repaired
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