"Jean-baptiste Chaslon : Rare 18th Century Solid Silver Chocolate Pot La Rochelle 1782"
Chocolate Pot in solid silver from the rare Bureau of La Rochelle, raised on three hoof feet with cartouche attachments. The baluster-shaped body has a fluted spout terminating with a seed, and lid has a moving disc specific to chocolate pots, the latter topped with a button-shaped finial. Side handle in blackened wood. Charge and Discharge hallmarks for LA ROCHELLE 1781-89, Common House Hallmark for La Rochelle 1782 (V surmounted by Crowned H) and Hallmark of Master Goldsmith Jean-Baptiste CHASLON active in 1760. This rare "Chocolatière" from La Rochelle is in very good condition, remarkably hallmarked, and only micro-scratches from use to note. For an informed collector...Height of Chocolate Pot : 22.5 cm
Weight : 836.4 grams
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato