SILVER CIGARETTE CASE WITH GILDING, CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL IVAN ANDREEV, MOSCOW, 1887

Ivan Fyodorovich Andreyev was one of the most distinguished Moscow jewelers of the late 19th century. His workshop specialized in the production of luxurious silver and gold items that were highly sought after in Russia and exported to the United States through Tiffany & Co. The master′s works are held in museum collections, including the State Historical Museum. Ivan Fyodorovich Andreyev and His Workshop: History and Style Ivan Fyodorovich Andreyev’s name is firmly established among the leading figures of the Moscow jewelry school of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1883, his workshop quickly gained renown for the exceptional quality of its work and refined artistic taste. By 1896, the enterprise was located in the Grishin House on Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street — a district historically associated with Moscow’s merchant and artisan traditions. In 1900, the workshop relocated to the Smirnov House in Klimentovsky Lane, an area traditionally home to many of the capital’s leading jewelers. Andreyev specialized in the production of silver and gold tableware, decorative art objects, buttons, medallions, and utilitarian items, crafted in elegant Russian and Neo-Renaissance styles. Special attention was given to hand-chasing, engraving, artistic enamel, and inlays of semi-precious stones. Andreyev’s workshop enjoyed recognition not only in Russia but abroad as well. Many of his creations were exported to the United States and sold through the renowned jewelry house Tiffany & Co. This collaboration confirms the high standard of craftsmanship, meeting international expectations and the tastes of elite clientele. Today, works by Ivan Fyodorovich Andreyev are preserved in the collections of Russia’s leading museums. The State Historical Museum (SHM) in Moscow houses silver beakers, cutlery, liturgical objects, and decorative vases produced in the 1880s and 1890s, all bearing the master’s hallmark.