A SILVER SAMOVAR AND TEA SERVICE
Lot 261

A SILVER SAMOVAR AND TEA SERVICE

THE SAMOVAR, MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1880; THE TEA SERVICE, MAKER’S MARK OF DANIEL EDWARD HÄKKINEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1871

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A SILVER SAMOVAR AND TEA SERVICE
THE SAMOVAR, MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1880; THE TEA SERVICE, MAKER’S MARK OF DANIEL EDWARD HÄKKINEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1871
Comprising a samovar, teapot, sugar-bowl, and cream-jug; the samovar, of traditional form, on four ball feet, the spout with an openwork tap, the detachable cover with openwork turret, the handles of angular shape, engraved with monogram ‘BD’, gilt interior; the tea service, the bodies of compressed circular shape, the teapot and sugar-bowl with baluster ivory finials, all with gilt interiors, the bodies engraved with monogram ‘BCD’, the teapot and samovar with ivory insulators, marked throughout
The samovar: 15¼ in. (38.8 cm.) high
113.32 oz. (3,524.6 gr.) gross

By repute, from the collection of Count Bobrinsky.
Acquired from the above by a noble Italian family.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.