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Kovsh
1908-13
Feodor Ruckert
Acquired by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
1908-13
Feodor Ruckert
Acquired by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
This kovsh in traditional Russian style is enamelled en plein with a scene of the Zaporozhye Cossacks after the painting by Ilya Repin (1844-1930). It was made in the Moscow workshop of Feodor Ruckert and incorporates brightly coloured cloisonné enamelling on the body and high hooked handle.
Silver-gilt, cloisonné and en plein enamel, cabochon emeralds. 15.5 x 18.7 x 11.4 cm
Mark of Feodor Ruckert; Moscow silver mark of 88 zolotniks (1908-17); C. Faberge in Cyrillic characters; English import marks for 1913 RCIN 100327
PROVENANCE: Acquired by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, date unknown
Text adapted from Faberge in the Royal Collection
Silver-gilt, cloisonné and en plein enamel, cabochon emeralds. 15.5 x 18.7 x 11.4 cm
Mark of Feodor Ruckert; Moscow silver mark of 88 zolotniks (1908-17); C. Faberge in Cyrillic characters; English import marks for 1913 RCIN 100327
PROVENANCE: Acquired by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, date unknown
Text adapted from Faberge in the Royal Collection