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A SILVER-GILT PEAR-SHAPED COFFEE POT
maker's mark GFL above a hammer, Paris, circa 1900, also struck
L. Lapar
Of octagonal form and raised on a circular base, the lower section of the body decorated with foliage, strapwork, lions' masks and bull rushes over a stippled ground, the centre bordered with banding above and below and engraved with similar decoration, the double-scroll handle cast in the shape of a female head, the short spout cast with a mask, drapery and a tassel, the stepped cover engraved with conforming decoration and with circular finial - 24.5cm high
maker's mark GFL above a hammer, Paris, circa 1900, also struck
L. Lapar
Of octagonal form and raised on a circular base, the lower section of the body decorated with foliage, strapwork, lions' masks and bull rushes over a stippled ground, the centre bordered with banding above and below and engraved with similar decoration, the double-scroll handle cast in the shape of a female head, the short spout cast with a mask, drapery and a tassel, the stepped cover engraved with conforming decoration and with circular finial - 24.5cm high