Bidspirit auction | 19th C Russian Sterling Silver

19th C Russian Sterling Silver Niello Cigarette or Tobacco Case, Moscow - 19th C Russian Sterling Silver Niello Cigarette or Tobacco Case with Moscow hallmarks, highly prominent Russian Imperial Assay Master mark Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev 1888, maker's mark, GK, Gustav Gustavovich Klingert (Густав Клингерт). He was one of Moscow's most renowned and historically important silversmiths. Dimensions: 156 grams, 3 inches x 3.25 W.