Samovar (we have 2 some pieces from other May be on this one)

A Russian samovar I assume. There are 2 main countries of origin for samovars I am told. But this one should be Russian given the stamp and style.. thoughts on scarcity?

 

Sorry kingofthings these pics were uploaded before i agreed to that some reason when i went to post the draft of this showed up.

 

You can still re-edit it.
King is not the only one who wants full size pictures, we all do. Most people won't click on thumbnails, in many cases because decades of knowledge are often accompanied by arthritic joints.
Could you take a clear picture of the mark?

 

I'm about to start my day and will provide the info requested Meanwhile the mark: it appears to say TIHT... the I having ovals horizontally on the stem. A eagle with two heads facing opposite directions with a Crown above i

 

The I with ovals on the stem is ф, ef.

 

The eagle I should add, is holding a sword on the left side of the mark. Here goes my best shot at a usable picture ..

 

All are pictures of one marking, I found your picture of full picture vs thumbnail ...to be the soloution for your and others viewing

 

In Latin script: T.N.F.G

 

Is this definitely a Russian makers mark? Imperial period piece or later?

 

I found a different samovar with the T.F.N.G. mark that attributes it to the factory of N. I. Goltyakov. His factory existed for a long time, from 1840 to the early 20th century according to this page:
http://www.samovaroff.net/en/collection/kb-363_samovar__vaza_arbuz/

There is some information about him there also. Perhaps you can search the name online to find more examples. Also, try searching "T.F.N.G." samovar.

You can also search the Russian letters but you will end up mostly with pages written in Russian that will have to be translated.

 

A gentle correction... It's T.F.N.G, not T.N.F.G.

 

Of course, thanks for that Fig.