Feodor Rückert cigarette case with peonies and carnations, Moscow, 1899-1908

Gilded silver, enamel, garnet

3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.5 x 6.9 cm)

Inv. no. ab_1948

Exhibited: 

Moscow, Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", “Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali,” 9 October 2020 – 14 February 2021, no. 54.

Publications:

Muntyan, T.N. Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali. Moscow: Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", 2020. Cat. no. 54, p. 43.

This case is distinguished by its unusual (for Rückert) use of flowers as a free-standing composition almost like a still life rather than as repeated motifs in a larger decorative scheme. It is also notable for the appearance of the workshop’s distinct black opaque glaze, which can be seen on the borders.