LILLE 1762 - 1763 Silver teapot resting on a circular frame. The body is embossed with alternating ribs on the lid and on the spout, the latter ending in a bird's head. The wooden handle is fixed on two threaded circles. Engraved with the arms of the abbot of Ceuvelaere, parish priest of Notre-Dame and dean of Cassel in 1751 on one of the broad sides of the body and his motto: "Vigilo et Canto" Master goldsmith: onomastic punch of Claude François RICOURT, received master in 1733 Gross weight: 966 g - height: 21 cm Marked on the reverse, in the lid, of the master goldsmith on the spout, controlled with the swan Provenance: Sale GODEAU, SOLANET, AUDAP of November 28, 1975 under number 102, and DELORME and FRAYSSE of April 3, 2002 under number 98 of the catalog Publications: Reproduced and described in the work of Mrs. Nicole CARTIER, Les orfèvres de Lille II - page 652 under number 295 LILLE 1762 - 1763 A silver teapot. Master silversmith: Claude François RICOURT