A large silver samovar of urn shape on a square base, with gadrooned decor, the spout modelled as a bird, with bone handles and knobs.
Russian Silver Samovar
Khlebnikovreference number: RS_301
1896
silver
height: 46.5 cm
maker’s mark: Khlebnikov in Cyrillic with the Imperial warrant mark under the base and on the tray
assay master’s mark: Cyrillic initials M.F. for Mikhail Faleev
assay mark of Moscow, 1896
silver standard: 84 zolotnik