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Empire Chocolate Pot In Solid Silver By The Goldsmith Henry Lapeyre, Paris, 19th Century
Beautiful solid silver flat-bottomed chocolate pot with rich chased and applique decoration in the Louis XVIII/Empire style. The lid is chased with a delicate frieze of palmettes, the removable grip resting on a radiant decoration of palms and palmettes in reserves with amatized backgrounds, florets and heart-shaped stripes. The spout features a palmette framed by foliage and enriched by a drape. The lower part features a beautiful frieze around a laurel wreath richly decorated with scrolls, acanthus leaves, palms, flowers and ribbons, surrounded by a frieze of palmettes at the top and a frieze of vine shoots at the base.
Very fine turned handle, the threads in silver.
The interior is entirely vermeiled.
Marks :
• Minerve 1st title (French mark for slid silver 950/1000).
• Master goldsmith: "HL deux croissants et une cuiller" for Henri Lapeyre (Paris, 1895-1923).
Net weight: 493 gr.
Paris, late 19th or early 20th century.
Henri LAPEYRE was a silversmith based in Paris at 49, rue Meslay. His mark was registered on 19 November 1895 and canceled on 30 March 1923.
Very fine turned handle, the threads in silver.
The interior is entirely vermeiled.
Marks :
• Minerve 1st title (French mark for slid silver 950/1000).
• Master goldsmith: "HL deux croissants et une cuiller" for Henri Lapeyre (Paris, 1895-1923).
Net weight: 493 gr.
Paris, late 19th or early 20th century.
Henri LAPEYRE was a silversmith based in Paris at 49, rue Meslay. His mark was registered on 19 November 1895 and canceled on 30 March 1923.
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