Preston, Neat! That will need a transmap to add ventilation holes underneath as well as around the top and folks will have to make sure that the handles are wooden. Whether brass or copper these get pretty hot! Basically a samovar isn't a teapot... that was often set on top. A samovar burns wood or charcoal underneath and keeps water boiling all day long. (I think the name means "thing which boils water".) One fills the tea-kettle to make tea, and it is a smaller object to wash than the samovar itself. Tidy housewives will have trays and dripbowls to protect their furniture. Cooler's spigot is exactly what I need for the immediate image-in-mind. However, a samovar is such a central piece in the Russian home, and has such connotations of warmth and friendliness, that I'm sure that yours will be used, too... even BagaYaga likes a hot cup of tea! :) Thank you, Carolly