DOUAI 1746 - 1749
Four-legged silver coffee pot of baluster form, the feet with scrolls extended by attachments of flowers with seven lanceolate petals forming a shell. The body embossed with ribs, alternates two ribs and flat parts in recall on the lid, flat parts on which come to apply the attachments of the feet. Engraved with a figure M in a frame of leaves topped by a flowery crown. The lid, molded with gadroons and double doucine, is embossed with a terrace of twisted leaves alternating with flowers on which is screwed a grip with the same pattern. The handle is screwed into the hood. On the reverse side is engraved in a semicircle a commemorative dedication: GEORGES AND HENRIETTE DORMEUIL, TO ANDRE AND MADELEINE DORMEUIL, 18 MARCH 1881 - 1906, two crossed ears of wheat in the center.
Master goldsmith : Charles Louis GERARD, received in 1716
Hallmark of the master silversmith on the reverse, on the spout, on the cover and on each foot. Recontrolled in Lille in 1809 - 1819
Gross weight : 1213,9 g - height : 29,5 cm
Condition: intended to be a chocolate pot, with restorations on the feet
Live Tuesday 14 February 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 73

DOUAI 1746 - 1749 Four-legged silver coffee pot of baluster form, the feet with scrolls extended by attachments of flowers with seven lanceolate petals forming a shell. The body embossed with ribs, alternates two ribs and flat parts in recall on the lid, flat parts on which come to apply the attachments of the feet. Engraved with a figure M in a frame of leaves topped by a flowery crown. The lid, molded with gadroons and double doucine, is embossed with a terrace of twisted leaves alternating with flowers on which is screwed a grip with the same pattern. The handle is screwed into the hood. On the reverse side is engraved in a semicircle a commemorative dedication: GEORGES AND HENRIETTE DORMEUIL, TO ANDRE AND MADELEINE DORMEUIL, 18 MARCH 1881 - 1906, two crossed ears of wheat in the center. Master goldsmith : Charles Louis GERARD, received in 1716 Hallmark of the master silversmith on the reverse, on the spout, on the cover and on each foot. Recontrolled in Lille in 1809 - 1819 Gross weight : 1213,9 g - height : 29,5 cm Condition: intended to be a chocolate pot, with restorations on the feet

Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
€2,688
Buyer's premium
28%
DOUAI 1746 - 1749 Four-legged silver coffee pot of baluster form, the feet with scrolls extended by attachments of flowers with seven lanceolate petals forming a shell. The body embossed with ribs, alternates two ribs and flat parts in recall on the lid, flat parts on which come to apply the attachments of the feet. Engraved with a figure M in a frame of leaves topped by a flowery crown. The lid, molded with gadroons and double doucine, is embossed with a terrace of twisted leaves alternating with flowers on which is screwed a grip with the same pattern. The handle is screwed into the hood. On the reverse side is engraved in a semicircle a commemorative dedication: GEORGES AND HENRIETTE DORMEUIL, TO ANDRE AND MADELEINE DORMEUIL, 18 MARCH 1881 - 1906, two crossed ears of wheat in the center. Master goldsmith : Charles Louis GERARD, received in 1716 Hallmark of the master silversmith on the reverse, on the spout, on the cover and on each foot. Recontrolled in Lille in 1809 - 1819 Gross weight : 1213,9 g - height : 29,5 cm Condition: intended to be a chocolate pot, with restorations on the feet
Sale Tuesday 14 February 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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