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Silver coffee pot, with twisted ribs, flowers...

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Silver coffee pot, with twisted ribs, flowers and foliage; standing on three feet with leafy attachment; half-body decorated with a plain cartouche, bordered with reeds and rocaille; the spout with sides and bases; the domed lid surmounted by a rose; the handle made of black wood and ivory. Master goldsmith's hallmark Barthélemy SAMSON, received in 1757. Toulouse, 1772-1773 (restorations, small bumps). Height : 25,5 cm - Weight : 1 149 g Provenance : Sale Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris, 11 May 1979, lot 107. Bibliography : Catalogue of the exhibition Orfèvrerie toulousaine au XVIIIe siècle, Musée Paul Dupuis, Toulouse, 1988, described and reproduced, n°84.