Silver-Gilt Casket, 1908-1917, length: 3-3/4" (9.5 cm). With the initials of workmaster Fedor Ruckert. A silver-gilt and shaded cloisonne enamel casket with domed cover, swing handles and bracket feet, the cover inset with an en plein enamel painting of Victor Vasnetsov's painting "Warrior at the Crossroads"(Tretyakovo Gallery), the cover and sides decorated with stylized flowers and foliage on stippled gold ground. Andre Ruzhnikov