A Fabergé silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh, workmaster: Fedor Rückert, 1899-1908

finely enamelled with scrolling foliage and with plique-à-jour enamel border, the handle of stylised trefoil form, the exterior inscribed With respect from Odessa O.K.T. May 1907 in Cyrillic, marked K. Fabergé beneath the Imperial Warrant, with workmaster's initials, 88 standard

For an example of the same form and similar decoration, see Christie's New York, 20 April 2001, lot 8.

 

 

 

 

The white enamel background has been restored. There are losses to five of the blue beads on the inside border. There are more visible and significant losses to the enamel around the bowl of the kovsh. UV light reveals an area of restoration on the outside border to the right of the tip of the kovsh. The finial has been replaced. There are two further chips to the orange translucent enamel on the outer border and losses to the blue enamel under the handle.
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