id: 300130 accession number: 2018.28 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.28 updated: 2025-02-09 07:34:03.711000 Cigar Box, c. 1896–1908. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, enamel, sapphire set in gold; [reproduction silk tinder cord, gold and moonstone catch]; 20.2 x 13.5 x 4.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from various donors by exchange 2018.28 title: Cigar Box title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1896–1908 creation date earliest: 1896 creation date latest: 1908 current location: 211 Fabergé creditline: Gift from various donors by exchange copyright: --- culture: Russia technique: Silver gilt, enamel, sapphire set in gold; [reproduction silk tinder cord, gold and moonstone catch] department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Silver find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917) - workmaster * House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918) - maker Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920) took over the House of Faberge in 1870 from his father Carl Gustav Faberge who had founded the firm in 1842. Until 1881, the firm manufactured primarily jewelry for Saint Petersburg's aristocrats and wealthy elite. In 1885 the firm was awarded the coveted imperial warrant as goldsmith to the tsar and began to produce elaborate presentation Easter eggs as a gift for the tsarina from her husband every year. They also produced luxurious accessories, jewelry, and hardstone sculptures. At one point, Faberge employed over 300 workers including 22 workmasters who oversaw the production of the firm's jewelry and precious objects. A branch of the firm opened in Moscow in 1887, specializing in neo-Russian and pan-Slavic motifs in jewelry, silver, and enamel. Other branches followed in Kiev, London, and Odessa as well as new premises in Saint Petersburg. At the onset of the Russian Revolution, Peter Carl Faberge fled the country to Paris then Switzerland, where he died in 1920. His firm was nationalized by the Bolsheviks in 1918. --- measurements: 20.2 x 13.5 x 4.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: C. Fabergé (in Cyrillic); double-headed eagle [imperial warrant]; 84, Kokoshnik, tester's initials [assay mark for Moscow, 1896-1908]; scratched 16358. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (Wartski, Ltd, London, 2018, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?–2018 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2018- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Harrison, Stephen. “Acquisitions 2018: Decorative Art and Design.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 10-12. page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 12. url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.28/2018.28_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.28/2018.28_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.28/2018.28_full.tif