A FINE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL CHOCOLATE POT

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A FINE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL CHOCOLATE POT
MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880

Shaped cylindrical, the lifting circular cover with removable threaded finial, the shaped spout inlaid with a cocoa plant with gold flowers and patinated copper pods, the reverse applied with a butterfly inlaid with gold and patinated copper, the base engraved with monogram EJWB and palm-tree crest, marked under base 3462/502--9 5/8in. high
(gross weight 37oz.)

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Photo Caption: Tiffany & Co.'s drawing for the decoration of this chocolate pot. Copyright C Tiffany & Co., New York, 1995. Not to be published or reproduced without prior permission. No permission for commercial use will be granted except by written license agreement.