Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Sculpture 75" deep X 11" tall

75" deep X 11" tall (40

the clock striking the hours on a bell

the head of Ganesha having a hinged lid to fill with oil

The light rust colored ground with eight stylized guls

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

Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow 1894 Sculpture 75" deep X 11" tallA 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