Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Drawings & Prints The casket having engraved carrying

The casket having engraved carrying handles to each side and raised on compressed turned bun feet

75" wide X 17

Paul McCobb "The Irwin Collection" for Calvin Furniture

The painting having one figure walking down the river bank

Janina Liszkowska

Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Drawings & Prints The casket having engraved carryingA fine quality antique Russian Imperial silver tea caddy, engraved in the Chinoiserie style, by Gustav Klingert, Moscow, 1894. Gustav Klingert worked as a master for Karl Faberge before opening his own Moscow factory workshop in 1865. He exhibited widely, Paris, New York, Chicago & London. He exported his wares to the United States through Tiffany & Co and his work rivalled that of the very finest Russian makers, Klingert received the Imperial warrant