An Exceptional Russian Shaded Cloisonné Enameled Gilt Silver Tazza. Kurlyukov, partial mark of Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 189...

Description

An Exceptional Russian Shaded Cloisonné Enameled Gilt Silver Tazza
Kurlyukov, partial mark of Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908
6-1/4 x 15-3/4 x 10 inches (15.9 x 40.0 x 25.4 cm)
1306 grams
PROVENANCE:
Christie's Geneva, 1970s (cf. von Solodkoff, p. 238);
Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, October 20th, 1998, lot 221;
Sinclair and Raye Heather Chen, acquired from the above;
Lyon & Turnbull, London, The Chen Collection, Part I, November 23, 2008, lot 55;
John Atzbach Antiques, Bellevue, Washington, acquired from the above;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

LITERATURE:
von Solodkoff, A., Russian Gold and Silverwork, Rizzoli: New York 1981, illus. 67.
Masterpieces of Russian Enamel from an Important American Collection



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