A silver-gilt and enamel pictorial cigarette case, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917

A silver-gilt and enamel pictorial cigarette case, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917

the lid painted en plein after The Kiss of the Wave by Vasily Kotarbinsky (1849-1921) within a border of

shaded cloisonné enamel foliate and geometric motifs on a blue ground, the reverse cast and enamelled with the arms

of the Leslie family within a gilded cartouche, the border of further cloisonné enamel and cloison coils on varicoloured

grounds, cabochon sapphire thumbpiece, gilt interior, struck with workmaster's initials, 84 standard, Russian control

mark L in Cyrillic denoting objects for public sale

width 11.3cm, 4⅜in.