A single-owner collection of Russian collectors’ items from a Cumbrian vendor is among 2000 lots to be sold in a three-day sale at Cockermouth saleroom Mitchells on March 20-22.
This enamelled lidded cylindrical box, dated 1894, was made by Gustav Klingert (1865-1917), who ran one of the leading late 19th century enamel workshops in Moscow. The firm was founded in 1865 and had 55 employees until it closed in 1917. The box is estimated at £800-1200.