Feodor Ivanovich Rückert, (German: Friedrich Moritz Rückert), (1840 in

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— 1917 in

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) was a silversmith, goldsmith, and Fabergé workmaster of

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origin. In 1887, Ruckert began working with Russian jeweler and

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maker,

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. His mark Ф.Р. (F.R. in Russian Cyrillic) can be found on

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objects made in Moscow, which he sold both independently, as well as under Fabergé.

References

* H.C. Bainbridge, ''Peter Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court'' (1966) * G.von Habsburg-Lothringen & A.von Solodkoff, ''Fabergé - Court Jeweler to the Tsars'' (1979) * М.М. Постникова-Лосева, Н.Г.П. Платонова, Б.Л. Ульяноа, ''ЗОЛОТОЕ И СЕРЕБРЯНОЕ ДЕЛО XV-XX вв.'' (2003) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruckert, Feodor Silversmiths from the Russian Empire Fabergé workmasters 1840 births 1917 deaths French emigrants to the Russian Empire