Small Decorative Embossed Brass Samovar with Teapot

ON AUCTION IS A SMALL DECORATIVE BRASS SAMOVAR. WITH FILIGREE HANDLES AND BASE AND BODY EMBOSSED WITH SCROLL AND FLOWER DESIGN. SPIGOT IN TACT AND TURNING BUT WATER COME OUT WHEN SPIGOT IS LIFTED UP. IT COME WITH A SMALL TEAPOT ON LID.
 
ALTHOUGH NO CLEAR MARKINGS IT APPEARS ALSO ISRAELI IN DESIGN. ORIGINALLY A RUSSIAN HOUSEHOLD ITEM MANY RUSSIAN JEWS BROUGHT THE TEA DRINKING CUSTOM TO ISRAEL AFTER WW2.
 
THIS SAMOVAR IS DECORATIVE AND ALTHOUGH NO CHIMNEY TO HEAT UP WATER IT IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. IF HOT WATER IS PLACED IN SAMOVAR YOU CAN BREW YOUR ONE CUP OF TEA IN THE SMALL TEAPOT. SPIGOT IN TACT AND TURNING BUT WATER COME OUT WHEN SPIGOT IS LIFTED UP.
 
NOTE I HAVE VARIOUS BRASS ITEMS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK INCLUDING ANOTHER SMALL DECORATIVE BRASS SAMOVAR FROM ISRAEL.
 
MARKINGS: NO MARKINGS
 
SIZE: 16CM WIDE FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE 30CM HIGH UP TO TEAPOT FINIAAL 23CM HIGH UP TO SAMOVAR TOP RIM BASE 9.5CM SQUARE
CONDITION: SPIGOT IN TACT AND TURNING BUT WATER COME OUT WHEN SPIGOT IS LIFTED UP. TANK IS TESTED TO HOLD WATER. SO DOES TEAPOT. OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
SAMOVARS: The Samovar is a large heated container used to boil water for tea. The word "samovar" literally translates as "self-brewer." Samovars are usually ornately decorated and are part of a traditional tea-drinking ceremony.
ALTHOUGH TRADITIONALLY A RUSSIAN SYMBOL MANY OTHER CULTURES LIKE THE BRITISH (USUALLY SILVER PLATED) OR ARABIC COUNTRIES LIKE IRAN MAKE USE OF SAMOVARS ON A DAILY BASIS. Samovars used to boil water for tea and are a staple in most Persian homes. Just like in Russian, Tea is a popular drink in Iran. Pretty much everyone begins their day with a cup of tea, drinks some more after each meal as well as some between meals.
Samovars was widely used in Russia to boil water for tea. Traditionally, a samovar was used for all household needs that required hot water, and almost all families possessed one. The samovar was a Russian invention of the mid-18th century that has become appreciated as an art object today.
ALTHOUGH ORIGINALLY A RUSSIAN HOUSEHOLD ITEM MANY RUSSIAN JEWS BROUGHT THE TEA DRINKING CUSTOM TO ISRAEL AFTER WW2.
 
HOW DOES A SAMOVAR WORKS:
A samovar has an urn-shaped tank with a chimney in the middle and a burner on top. Coals is placed in the chimney to heat the water in the surrounding tank, along with a small teapot on the burner. The teapot held a few spoonfuls of water that were mixed with tea leaves and other magical ingredients to create a potent elixir. Tea-drinkers poured a small amount of this steamy slurry into a teacup or glass, then filled their cups with hot water from the samovars spigot. The comfort and peace of richly-flavored tea ensued.
 
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