A VERY FINE AND LARGE BIRCHWOOD CASKET SHOWING... Lot 45

A VERY FINE AND LARGE BIRCHWOOD CASKET SHOWING A WELCOMING SCENE WITH A BOYAR Russian, Moscow, Stroganoff School, circa 1910 The hinged lid set with an enamelled plaque, possibly depicting a scene from Pushkin's The Tale of Tsar Saltan. 21 cm long. The Stroganoff School was founded in Moscow by Count Sergei Grigoryevich Stroganoff in 1825 and officially became the Imperial Stroganoff Central Institute for Industrial Art in 1901 when it was placed under the patronage of the Empress' sister, Grand Duchess Elizabeth. The school's enamel workshop opened in 1902. Students followed an eight-year course of study and were encouraged to create their own designs in addition to copying well-known works of art. LARGE SHATULA WITH AN ENAMELED WELCOME SCENE WITH BOJAR Russia, Moscow, Stroganoff Art Institute, c. 1910 Birch wood, enameled metal plaque. L. 21 cm. The Stroganoff School was founded in Moscow in 1825 by Count Sergei Grigorievich Stroganoff and officially became the Imperial Stroganoff Central Institute of Industrial Art in 1901 when it was placed under the patronage of the Tsarina's sister, Grand Duchess Elizabeth. The school's enamel workshop opened in 1902. Students completed an eight-year course of study and were encouraged to create their own designs in addition to copying well-known works of art.