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MAKER'S MARK POSSIBLY OF GUILLAUME NOIR, PARIS, CIRCA 1740
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A French silver chocolate pot
Maker's mark possibly of Guillaume Noir, Paris, circa 1740
Of plain baluster form, on three shaped hoof supports, surmounted by stiff leafage, the spout with shells against matted ground, with partly wooden handle, the high-domed and reeded cover with vase-shaped finial, and roll thumb-piece to the hinged cover
24 cm. (9.4 in.) high
marked underneath
692 gr.
Maker's mark possibly of Guillaume Noir, Paris, circa 1740
Of plain baluster form, on three shaped hoof supports, surmounted by stiff leafage, the spout with shells against matted ground, with partly wooden handle, the high-domed and reeded cover with vase-shaped finial, and roll thumb-piece to the hinged cover
24 cm. (9.4 in.) high
marked underneath
692 gr.