id:			300130
accession number:	2018.28
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.28
updated:		2022-01-04 18:06:42.345000

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
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creation date:			c. 1896–1908
creation date earliest:		1896
creation date latest:		1908
current location:		211 Fabergé
creditline:			Gift from various donors by exchange
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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
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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.
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measurements: 20.2 x 13.5 x 4.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	C. Fabergé (in Cyrillic); double-headed eagle [imperial warrant]; 84, Kokoshnik, tester's initials [assay mark for Moscow, 1896-1908]; scratched 16358.
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Wartski, Ltd, London, 2018, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018-
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fun fact: 
Peacocks were considered a symbol of imperial royalty in Russia.

digital description: 
Fabergé’s craftsmen in Moscow became known for their work in the pan-Slavic or neo-Russian taste, hearkening back to 17th-century styles of Russian folk decoration. In this whimsically oversized box for cigars or loose tobacco, Fabergé used the technique to highlight a symbol of imperial royalty, the preening peacock, here rendered in brilliant hues of blue and green enamels.

wall description: 
Fabergé’s craftsmen in Moscow became known for their work in the pan-Slavic or neo-Russian taste, hearkening back to 17th-century styles of Russian folk decoration. In this whimsically oversized box for cigars or loose tobacco, Fabergé used the technique to highlight a symbol of imperial royalty, the preening peacock, here rendered in brilliant hues of blue and green enamels.
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