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Lot 1157
A Russian Imperial Brass Samovar
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Tula, Russia, from the Batashev workshop, molded gilt brass with reeded rim, scrolled handles, wood mounts, and reticulation, raised on a stepped stand with four paw feet, signed in cyrillic to the top.

16 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Rust and degradation to underside, use wear to handles, minor denting to body, and slight verdigris to interior, missing a finial to one handle.