DIJON 1780
Plain silver tripod coffee pot. The feet sabot with elongated tabs, the attachments in applique enhanced with shells, the spout in molten silver is decorated with a female mascaron empanaché extended by a shell, a vine leaf and a bunch of grapes. The hinged domed lid is moulded with enrubanised fillets ending in a rosebud on its chiselled base. The thumb rest represents a shell extended by a leafy branch. The handle represents a dolphin holding in its mouth the rings of the attachments to the body.
Marks: in the lid and on the reverse
Condition: slight dent in the lid
Master silversmith: Louis I RADEPONT, received in 1747
Gross weight: 1142.8 g - height: 29.6 cm
Bibliography:
Approximate model in the book Les orfèvres de Bourgogne page 427, under number 167
DIJON 1780
A silver tripod coffeepot
Master silversmith: Louis I RADEPONT
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