Coffee Maker / Covered Pot In Silver Eighteenth Calais 1722/1738

Superb and rare Coffee pot / silver pot from the beginning of the 18th century Baluster-shaped, it rests on a pedestal with large gadroons Under the neck and on the lid, it is Chiselled with a frieze of flowers, interlacing and foliage scrolls on a amati background. The cove lid, edged with gadroons; the seed resting on a terrace of radiating gadroons. The shell-shaped pusher; The blackened wooden handle fixed by two hoods decorated with foliage and amati. The articulated spout of a hinged valve cut to form a heart, is decorated at the base with acanthus leaves. Beautiful hallmarks on the bottom, and trace of the silversmith's hallmark in the lid Hallmarks of CALAIS 1722/1738 By the master silversmith WILLENS Antoine (His 1st Hallmark from 1715 to 1748) Received master in 1715 Height 19cm Weight 501grs