Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Sculpture The light rust colored ground

The light rust colored ground with eight stylized guls

in 1904 he moved to he moved to Montparnasse and met Alexander Archipenko

there are only five such caskets known from the 13th Century

19 cm X 7 cm

75" deep X 11" tall (40

Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Sculpture The light rust colored groundA 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