Feodor Rückert, Moscow, 1908-1917
Oval with bombé sides, on a spreading foot, the sides with handles cast and chased as bear’s heads, the bowl enameled with stylized varicolored shaded flowers and foliage on a grey-blue ground, the underside further scratched with an inventory number. Width across handles 5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm).
Comparable bowls by Feodor Rückert were sold Sotheby’s, London, May 31, 2006, lot 443; Christie’s, New York, April 18, 2007, lot 261; and Sotheby’s, London, November 28, 2017, lot 472.
