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Imperial Russian Batashev Samovar Late 19th C

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Imperial Russian Batashev Samovar Late 19th C
This is a rare barrel-shaped brass samovar with an Imperial Russian double-headed
eagle engraving. It was produced in Tula in 1898, prior to the Russian Revolution. The
Batashev brothers opened their factory works in the 1820’s and their samovars are
highly prized. They won gold medals at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. The samovar
has wooden handles and an undertray, and bears numerous exhibition stamps that date
from 1870 to 1896. A book entitled Samovars: The Art of The Russian Metalworkers by
Mehmet Nabi Israfil, 1990, is included with the lot. The samovar is 29 in. high, 14 1/2 in.
wide, has a diameter of 15 1/4 in. and a 7 1/8 in. base. The undertray measures 20 1/4
in. long x 15 in. wide.
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