This Feodor Rückert (Russian,1840-1917) shaded cloisonne enamel presentation cup, Russian, 16 inches tall, brought the sale’s highest price of $207,900 ($30/50,000).

ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Michaan’s Winter Fine Sale and December Gallery Auction, conducted December 11-12, were both heavily attended auctions with lots being purchased worldwide. The furniture and decorative arts department had an impressive two days with the top lot, a fine Russian Fedor Rückert shaded cloisonne enamel presentation cup, selling for $207,900. The fine arts department also had a big month with artwork by Elmer Bischoff, Squeak Carnwath and Richard Muller. The jewelry department sparkled with diamonds galore. The stamp and coin department had a 100 percent sell-through rate with an impressive stand-alone auction. The Asian art department had a strong showing with textiles and a pair of Chinese gilt cloisonne Buddhist thrones.

After much interest and high-energy bidding from both sides of the pond, the furniture and decorative arts department sold a fine Russian Feodor Rückert shaded cloisonne enamel presentation cup for $207,900. This cup descended through the family of William Griscom Coxe, a shipbuilder (1868-1927), to whom the cup was presented. During the Russo-Japanese War, Coxe delivered to the Czar ships from the fleet of William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia. After 1910, Coxe moved from the East to the West Coast. It was consigned by the family. A Tiffany Studios lamp with Damascene shade also garnered a lot of interest and sold for $20,160. The Gallery Auction proved to have its own fireworks when a beautiful pair of Continental jacquard woven shawls, deaccessioned from the Oakland Art Museum, sold for $35,750.

Wrapping up for $35,750 were these two Continental jacquard woven shawls: one French and attributed to Jean Baptiste Amedee Couder or Anthony Berrus, circa 1860, the other unattributed but woven circa 1860-75 ($300/500).

Michaan’s fine art department garnered strong bidding on an array of different artists. Topping the list was Richard Müller. The first to be offered was “The Runner,” which fetched $22,680, followed by “Fish on Ice” selling for $22,100. Honorable mentions also go to Elmer Bischoff’s “Abstract 105” ($19,500); Ira Yeager’s portraits ($13,000) and Squeak Carnwath’s “More Like Us” ($10,400).

Michaan’s fine jewelry and timepieces department always shines brightly, and December proved to be no different as it also achieved a 100 percent sell-through rate. The top earner for the jewelry department was a 5.82-carat. emerald-cut diamond, platinum ring with GIA report ($32,760) that generated bidders from all over the country on the phone, internet and — as the lucky winner was — in the auction room. Other diamonds of note were a VVS1 emerald-cut diamond, platinum ring selling for $19,500 and a 3.29-carat diamond, platinum necklace, with GIA report, selling for $13,00. On the gold side of the market, a John Hardy 18K yellow gold icon necklace with removable slide pendant sold for $11,050.

Michaan’s Asian art department had a nice showing with a of pair of Chinese gilt cloisonne Buddhist thrones with dragon and phoenix motifs selling for $7,800, and a beautiful Chinese brocade silk embroidered dragon robe selling for $2,925.

This pair of Chinese gilt cloisonne Buddhist thrones with dragon and phoenix motifs, possibly Eighteenth Century, 10¼ inches tall, closed at $7,800 ($7/9,000).

Finally, the coins and stamps department offered an amazing coin collection from the estate of George Stradelmann, who collected coins from an early age. The top selling lot from these auctions was a 1988 People’s Republic of China gold panda proof five-coin set; it sold for $9,750. A Britannia 1987 gold proof four-coin set sold for $9,100.

Prices quoted include the buyer’s premium as reported by the auction house. Michaan’s January Gallery Auction will be Friday, January 16. For additional information, www.michaans.com or 510-740-0220.