Chocolate Pot With Coat Of Arms, Sterling Silver, By François Delapierre, Paris, 1781-1782

- Chocolate pot
- Hammered, melted and engraved silver
- By François Delapierre: received master goldsmith on September 13, 1758, until 1791
- Paris, 1781-1782 Height (to fretel) : 14 cm ; weight 210 g
- Excellent condition, some wear
- Provenance : private collection collection

- Chocolate pot with belly rests on three high, split-skate feet. The plain body is adorned with a filleted neck. The spout has channels and a hinged cover hinged. The hinged lid features a pivoting knob on a flat terracea pivoting knob on a flat terrace. The cylindrical molded silver handleholds an old blackened fruitwood handle. On the body, the alliance coat of arms: dexter, silver eagle (?), sinister, azure, a crowned lion between two mullets.

- Hallmarks (on base and lid): Master goldsmith: FD//LPwith a star for François Delapierre, Parisian master goldsmith from 1758 to 1790 [Nocq, T. II p. 50]; Charge: a large crowned A for large works, Paris, from July 13, 1780 to September 1782 [BP, no. 503]; Jurande: crowned S , Paris, from August 1, 1781 to July 13, 1782 [BP, no. 518]; Discharge (at the edge of the body and lid frame): a head of Alexander, for gold and little silver works, Paris, July 13, 1780 to September1782 [BP, n°506]
- Ref: [BP] Bimbenet-Privat & Fontaines:"La datation de l'orfèvrerie parisienne sous l'ancien régime", Paris musées, 1995; [Nocq] Nocq, Henri:"Répertoire des maîtres-orfèvres de la juridiction de Paris depuis le Moyen-Âgejusqu'à la fin du dix-huitième siècle", 5 Tomes, 1926; [4] Mabille, Gérard: "French silverware of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries...", Flammarion, 1993