Lot n° 268
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
LONDON 1706-07 - Lot 268
LONDON 1706-07
Rare silver chocolatière with a truncated cone-shaped body resting on a circular base. Body engraved with a large leafy cartouche. Fretel in the shape of a spinning top that can be removed to allow a mousseoir to pass through, a characteristic feature of chocolatières.
Marks for LONDON 1706-07.
Marks of the master silversmith: David WILLAUME, received in 1697. Engraved with an inventory number on the underside.
Height: 24 cm.
Base diameter: 11.4 cm
Maximum width: 16.5 cm approx.
Gross weight: 826 grams.
One of the earliest chocolate makers known to exist.
Pieces by this renowned silversmith (originally from Metz, France) can be found in major international museums, including a pair of candlesticks bearing Queen Anne's royal coat of arms at the Metropolitum Museum in New York, a helmet ewer at the Victoria and Albert Museum .....
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