Fabergé silver and matt enamel casket set with gemstones, Moscow, 1908-1917

Silver, enamel, gilding, citrine, garnet, amethyst, and tourmaline

2 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6.3 x 12.3 x 6.8 cm)

Inv. no. ab_0249

Exhibited: 

Moscow, Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", “Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali,” 9 October 2020 – 14 February 2021, no. 314.

Publications:

Muntyan, T.N. Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali. Moscow: Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", 2020. Cat. no. 314, pp. 255-56. 

This box is one of a group of vessels by Fabergé combining a chased, raised silver surface with a ground area enameled in a matte color. The duller surface of the enamel serves to emphasize the lively pattern in the brighter, more reflective silver.