Page 642 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

[Above] Examples of some of the decorative motif panels of the samovar including the large central oval
cartouche with the engraved text from a Chinese poem - even the ringed handles are attached to the samovar by
Pekinese dogs [lion Dog] faces.

There were a significant number of retail silversmiths within the legation compound in addition to the Kierulff
upscale commissariat store [below - the main street of the Legation compound circa 1900]