The audience of admirers and collectors of items related to tea drinking and samovar craft, which can be found on the website https://samovar.pp.ua/, is relatively small. It is smaller than that of numismatists, philatelists, and antiquarian booksellers, but still "hungry" and in need of constant replenishment of collections.
Buying samovars is carried out throughout Ukraine – in Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, Poltava and other cities. Items are sent by mail, I meet in person, samovars are paid for immediately upon arrival or appraisal. If you want to sell a samovar for a collection, find buying websites; they also accept offers for spare parts, damaged or incomplete items. Usually only charcoal, fire samovars are of interest. Others are not suitable.
Why buy samovars?
These are objects of material culture, a tribute to past generations, a restoration of history.
Some samovars that are bought are genuine works of art, and it's not just about the use of expensive materials, but also the impeccable talent of samovar craftsmen. You look at the water heater – and it is a genuine work of art, you can't understand how such beauty could be made on one's knee with a hammer and perseverance.
It is more profitable for a collector to buy a samovar directly from the public, without intermediaries, at a price without markups and speculators' percentages. Moreover, this way the collector can be sure of the authenticity of the item and that the restorer's hand has not touched it.
Collectors are "obsessed" people. The need to replenish a samovar collection is a thirst that is quenched only by buying an antique samovar. They are ready to purchase water heaters in the shape of an egg, a ball, on legs, of unusual shape, with or without stamps, damaged and in perfect condition.
Collecting is communication with people, equally interested participants in a common cause. Some go fishing, some love hunting, and a collector expensively buys samovars throughout Ukraine.
If you want to sell a rare samovar, send photos for a free online appraisal on the website https://samovar.pp.ua/onlajn-oczenka/ of buying antique water heaters. The waiting period for a response is from several hours to 1-2 days.
What information do you need to provide to sell a samovar?
Photos from different angles (at least 3-4); Material from which it is made; Capacity of the water heater; Whether it holds water; Approximate weight and size of the item; Whether there are stamps, marks, inscriptions on the body; Whether any restoration or repair has been carried out; Completeness (what is on the samovar and what is not).The more information the collector receives, the more accurate the appraisal and the higher the price. Nobody wants to buy a pig in a poke, so why should a collector buy expensive samovars blindly?
Please note that for expensive items, antique samovars, silver-plated, silver or very rare ones, a personal meeting is possible, which is arranged with the buyer individually in advance. If you don't have time to pack items, you don't know how to assemble the parts of the water heater, or you just need advice, find an expert in samovars; they will help you for free if they know the answer.
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