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A LOUIS XVI SILVER CHOCOLATE POT
MAKER'S MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS JOUET, BORDEAUX, 1777-1778
Pear-shaped and on three hoof feet, with curved spout and detachable turned part-wood side handle, hinged cover, scroll thumbpiece and swivelling finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base and on cover
25 cm (9¾ in) high
759 gr
The arms are those of Pierre du Val de la Houssaye, marquis de Tertys, capitaine au Regiment de Royal-Vaisseaux, chevalier de Saint-Louis
MAKER'S MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS JOUET, BORDEAUX, 1777-1778
Pear-shaped and on three hoof feet, with curved spout and detachable turned part-wood side handle, hinged cover, scroll thumbpiece and swivelling finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base and on cover
25 cm (9¾ in) high
759 gr
The arms are those of Pierre du Val de la Houssaye, marquis de Tertys, capitaine au Regiment de Royal-Vaisseaux, chevalier de Saint-Louis