A RARE LOUIS XV SILVER TEAPOT OR HOT-MILK JUG

PARIS, 1748, MAKER'S MARK ILLEGIBLE

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A RARE LOUIS XV SILVER TEAPOT OR HOT-MILK JUG
Paris, 1748, maker's mark illegible
Ovoid, on three hoof feet, with short covered spout, the hinged cover engraved with accolé coat-of-arms beneath Marquis's coronet, with baluster finial, wood handle, marked on body and cover
15 cm. (6 in.) high
462 gr. (14 oz.) gross

Lot Essay

The coats-of-arms are those of Jean-Georges de Caulet, Marquis de Grammont who married Marie-Louise La Mamie de Clairac. He was born in 1683, son of Guillaume, Président á mortier au Parlement de Toulouse and died in Versailles in 1753.

This form, although fairly common in English and Swiss silver, appears to have been used very rarely in France.

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