Description:
French Louis XV Silver Chocolate Pot, Paris, 1765, no maker's mark, with large charge and discharge marks, and Maison Commune date mark, with heat valve and thumbpiece to lid, turned wood handle at ninety degree angle to spout, and pear-shaped body on three feet, ht. 6 in., approx. 8.2 troy oz.
Estimate $300-500
Solder to one foot; dent to body below the spout and just below that what appears to be an old repair, more evident from the interior.
Keywords
ParisStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.