Here are Olga Zavyalkina's latest creations: a Shenkursk-painted samovar (Russian water boiler) and three pot ornaments! The Shenkursk plant patterns on the samovar are a type of traditional Northern Russian painting that has been popular in villages near the Northern Dvina since the early 2nd century. The refreshing and beautiful combination of white and blue on the samovar and pots is also lovely as tree decorations! * Large Samovar (Большой самовар)…H8.0cm * Medium Samovar (Средний самовар)…H6.5cm * Teapot (Заварочник)…H5.0cm * Specifications…Wood 【Made in Russia】 Delivered in January 2026. The items are new and in good condition. The metal samovar (Samovar/самовар), essential for Russian tea time, is a tabletop water boiler used to boil water for tea. Water is filled inside the samovar and boiled, and then a small tap is turned to pour the water into the teapot. The teapot is placed on top of the samovar to steep the tea leaves and make strong tea. A small amount of this strong tea is poured into a cup, and then hot water from the samovar is added to taste, which is the Russian way of enjoying tea! Russian samovars became popular in the 18th century, along with the establishment of tea imports from China. They developed as unique water boilers, combining 'само' (samo - self) + 'варить' (varit' - to boil), meaning "something you boil yourself," to suit the Russian climate and lifestyle. Initially, samovars used a central tube to burn charcoal to boil water. In the 19th century, they became a necessity and an indispensable part of Russian tea time culture. Samovars from Tula (Ту́ла/Tula), an industrial city 165 km south of Moscow, are particularly famous, even having a proverb associated with them. In 1850, there were 28 samovar factories in Tula, producing 120,000 samovars annually. Proverb: Ехать в Тулу со своим самоваром (To go to Tula with your own samovar) / в Тулу со своим самоваром не ездят (Don't go to Tula with your own samovar) Meaning: It's pointless to bring a samovar to Tula, where samovars are famous. This has come to mean "don't do unnecessary things" or "don't do something pointless."