Very beautiful silverplated samovar, by the famous french silvermith Christofle, dating from the end of the 19th century.

The samovar is made in two parts, the support with its burner, and the teapot.

The tripod support, curved arms and flattened ball feet, bears the burner.

The globular teapot, a flattened sphere, is placed on a pedestal, and is provided with a large cylindrical handle in the vertical axis.

The arms of this handle, just as the ones of the support, present nice profile in curves and cons-curves.

Same profile for the big pouring spout.

The neck of the teapot is particularly ornamented, with its sixteen fluted ribs, scalloped at the edge.

The scalloped handle of the lid recalls this motif.

Nice friezes of ropes adorn the body of the teapot.

The two parts of the samovar bear the hallmarks of the silversmifh, and the numbering:

- Stamp 'Christofle' engraved.

- Hallmark, with the CC initials, for Charles Christofle, and with a scale as symbol, is the best proof of quality,

these hallmarks pertaining to the golden epoch of the brand.

This model is repertoried in the catalog Christofle from the year 1891, page 55

Perfect condition, with no dents.

Measurements : 12,79 inches in height, by 8,86 inches in width - (32.5 cm by 22.5) .

Weight: 1.435 grams