Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Sculpture and the Duke of Leuchtenberg

and the Duke of Leuchtenberg of Munich

5 cm X 62 cm

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

19 cm X 7 cm

15" tall X 13" long X 6" deep

Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Sculpture and the Duke of LeuchtenbergA 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