Large Versailles silver chocolate pot of the Louis XV period - Lot 182

Lot n° 182
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1400 - 1800 EUR
Large Versailles silver chocolate pot of the Louis XV period - Lot 182
Large Versailles silver chocolate pot of the Louis XV period resting on three hoofed feet with cartouche attachments. The body is baluster-shaped, with a fluted spout with a falling knob, all topped by a removable flap. Lateral handle in blackened wood. Remarkably stamped piece (body and lid) with : -Common house hallmarks for VERSAILLES 1746-60 ( V stamped with the letter date B crowned ); - Punches of discharge; - and punches of the master goldsmith: Jacques CHAMBERT says Father (crowned flower of lily, initials "JC" two grains and a cock), received in 1736. Height : 23,6 cm. Weight: 809.2 grams. This chocolatier will be included in the book to be published soon by Mr Paul MICIO on "The Goldsmiths and Silverware of Versailles - Silverware with the hallmark of the royal city under the Old Regime". It is indeed the only chocolate maker listed from this period for Versailles. In addition, it has a discharge mark specific to Versailles, which has not yet been recorded on a piece.
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