#104 - 20645 Langley Bypass, Langley, B.C.
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19TH CENTURY HAND-HAMMERED BRASS SAMOVAR - 19.5” TALL *READ DESCRIPTION*
19TH CENTURY HAND-HAMMERED BRASS SAMOVAR - 19.5” TALL *READ DESCRIPTION* 
- Sold Winning Bid: $111.00
- 14 Bid(s) View Bid History
- High Bidder: thomashealey
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- Lot # 170
- System ID # 21747376
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Description
THIS STUNNING 19th CENTURY HAND-HAMMERED BRASS SAMOVAR COMES W/ A FASCINATING HISTORY. OWNED BY THE FILONOV FAMILY OF THE RUSSIAN MAFIA, IT WAS GIVEN TO THEIR VANCOUVER CRIMINAL LAWYER BY THE ELDEST FILONOV IN 1993’ AS PAYMENT FOR SERVICES, AS THE FAMILY WAS HAVING THEIR ASSETS SEIZED & THEY WERE BEING KILLED OFF BY RIVAL GANGS.
THIS SAMOVAR IS STAMPED W/ 12 MEDALS. ONE OF THE MEDALS IS DATED 1870, ALTHOUGH ITS BELIEVED THAT THIS SAMOVAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE 1890’s
SADLY, BOTH SIDES OF THE SAMOVAR ARE SLIGHTLY DENTED IN AT THE HANDLES, AS WELL AS A FEW MINOR DENTS & BLEMISHES. THERE ARE ALSO WATER STREAKS ON THE SURFACE. IT MEASURES APPRX 19.5” TALL