Lot 55
Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
£133,250
Description
A fine Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné and en-plein enamel casket
11th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917
of flared rectangular form, decorated with foliate sprays and geometric designs, the pierced swing handles with flowerhead and dot motifs, the hinged cover enamelled en-plein with ‘The Unveiling of the Bride’ after Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky, the border with green twist stems and flower heads, flanked by formal floral friezes, swing clasp; the interior of the lid with translucent turquoise guilloche enamel over wavy engine-turning
15.5 cm wide
Provenance:
Christie’s New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 176
Sotheby’s New York, 13th June 1990, lot 352
Sotheby’s New York, 15th December 1987
Literature:
Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, No. 111 illus.
11th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917
of flared rectangular form, decorated with foliate sprays and geometric designs, the pierced swing handles with flowerhead and dot motifs, the hinged cover enamelled en-plein with ‘The Unveiling of the Bride’ after Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky, the border with green twist stems and flower heads, flanked by formal floral friezes, swing clasp; the interior of the lid with translucent turquoise guilloche enamel over wavy engine-turning
15.5 cm wide
Provenance:
Christie’s New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 176
Sotheby’s New York, 13th June 1990, lot 352
Sotheby’s New York, 15th December 1987
Literature:
Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, No. 111 illus.
Footnote
Provenance:
Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 176
Sotheby's New York, 13th June 1990, lot 352
Sotheby's New York, 15th December 1987,
Literature:
Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, No. 111 illus.
Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 176
Sotheby's New York, 13th June 1990, lot 352
Sotheby's New York, 15th December 1987,
Literature:
Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, No. 111 illus.
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