A Russian silver, shaded enamel & plique-à-jour tazza, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1908-1917. The bowl centered with a multicolored flowerhead set against a cream & black ground decorated with applied wires, surrounded by a band of trailing foliage in muted tones of lapis & turquoise blue, mint green, & olive relieved by two red & white tulips against a pale green ground, the border in black with brightly colored floral & geometric ornament in plique-à-jour, the circular foot with conforming decoration against a pale blue ground & with both pierced & plique-à-jour panels. Dimensions: 2 1/8 h x 6 3/4 d in. (5.4 x 17.1 cm).

Provenance:
Sotheby’s New York, 4 November 2010, lot 13 (“Important Russian Enamels & Fabergé from a New York Private Collection”)