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Deep, rounded vessel with handle to one side on a smooth, tapering basal ring. The outer surface richly decorated with polychrome cloissoné enamel surrounding seven bezel-set chrysoprase and six carnelion cabochons. The angular handle with corresponding decor set with a further chrysoprase at the terminal. Gilt interior. H 6.5; W 16; D 10 cm, weight 215 g.
Marks of Feodor Rückert, 1896 - 1908.

Originally from Alsace, Feodor Rückert (1840 - 1917) was one of the most talented enamel artists in Russia. His workshop was one of the most important suppliers for Carl Fabergé's Moscow studio.

Provenance
European private collection.

Literature
For more on Rückert, see Alexander von Solodkoff, Russische Goldschmiedekunst, Munich 1981, p. 169. A kovsch with Rückert's manufactory master's mark is illustrated in Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his world, London 2000, no. 111.