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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Davor, post: 13096265, member: 114442&quot;]Hello everyone,</p><p>I would highly appreciate your expertise and help regarding this family heirloom Russian charcoal samovar.</p><p>Based on my initial research, it is a solid brass samovar made in Tula, Russia. Structurally, it features a smooth body with no vertical lobes, which seems to perfectly match the traditional Turnip / Репка design. It weighs exactly 2.5 kg and has an estimated capacity of around 3 liters.</p><p>I have attached high quality macro photos of the stamps for verification:</p><p>Left stamp: Features the Russian Imperial Double Headed Eagle emblem inside a beaded oval frame.</p><p>Right stamp: Shows a bird/eagle in flight with the clearly legible Cyrillic text &quot;ТУЛА&quot; below it.</p><p>Base stamp: A horizontal rectangular factory stamp embedded in the brass rim of the square base. It is heavily patinated, but the outline of the rectangular frame is fully visible.</p><p>I believe this is an authentic piece from the famous Batashev Factory (likely from the late 1890s or early 1900s, post-1896 Nizhny Novgorod exhibition), but I would love to hear your thoughts on the exact factory lineage, the specific stamps, and its overall historical or collector value in today&#039;s market.</p><p>Thank you in advance for your time and knowledge![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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