Lot 315: A Fabergé Silver and Ivory Samovar, Stephan Wäkevä, St. Petersburg, circa 1900

of typical form, the baluster body centered with stylized initials VJK and flanked by bracket handles with ivory washers, the tap with mammoth ivory openwork spigot, the collar and socle with pierced openwork borders, the cover applied with globular knops centered with mammoth ivory bands, the interior gilded marked K. Fabergé in Cyrillic with workmaster's initials, 84 standard and scratched inventory number 11387

measurements height 18 in. alternate measurements 45.5 cm