Lot Essay
The presence of the scratched inventory number shows that the above cigarette-case was probably retailed by Fabergé. It is known that Fedor Rückert worked almost exclusively for the Fabergé firm.
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MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF FEDOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 7192 (PROBABLY RETAILED BY FABERGÉ)
Details
A PARCEL-GILT SHADED CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE-CASE
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 7192 (probably retailed by Fabergé)
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, both sides with stylized varicolored flowerheads on white ground in a green enamel frame embellished with silver dots within blue and dark green rim, marked inside cover
4½in. (11cm.) long
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 7192 (probably retailed by Fabergé)
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, both sides with stylized varicolored flowerheads on white ground in a green enamel frame embellished with silver dots within blue and dark green rim, marked inside cover
4½in. (11cm.) long
Provenance
Wartski, London