A Russian silver gilt & shaded cloisonné enamel spoon, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917. The reverse of the bowl centered with a polychrome stylized tulip blossom above a stylized pine in blue & green, all reserved within a finely matted gilt ground, within geometric ornament in lime green, various shades of mottled blue, & red, further decorated with numerous applied gilt scrolls. Struck with maker’s mark & 88 standard, the handle engraved with a dedicatory inscription reading Charkow [Kharkiv] 24/XII 18. Length: 7″.