A Russian gilded silver and cloisonné enamel kriushonnitsa, Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908

the lower body with lobed cartouches alternating griffins with stylized flowers, all enameled in bright colors on ground of cream, pale blue, green, and eggplant, the upper portion with flowerheads and blossoms on a pale peach ground, the base enameled navy blue with gilded filigree scrolls, the shaped handles with conforming ornament, the gilded interior engraved with a monogram, 88 standard, scratched number 9127

The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, Christie's New York, 20 October 20, lot 146, illustrated

some small areas of loss, primarily to tops of handles
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For closely comparable three-handled cups by Rückert, see Christie's New York, 18 April 2008, lot 93; Sotheby's New York, 26 April 2006, lot 247; and, Enamels of the World: The Khalili Collections, London, 2009, no. 256, p. 364.