DIJON 1780 Plain silver tripod coffee pot. The... Lot 17

DIJON 1780 Plain silver tripod coffee pot. The feet sabot with elongated tabs, the attachments in applique enhanced with shells, the spout in molten silver is decorated with a female mascaron empanaché extended by a shell, a vine leaf and a bunch of grapes. The hinged domed lid is moulded with enrubanised fillets ending in a rosebud on its chiselled base. The thumb rest represents a shell extended by a leafy branch. The handle represents a dolphin holding in its mouth the rings of the attachments to the body. Marks: in the lid and on the reverse Condition: slight dent in the lid Master silversmith: Louis I RADEPONT, received in 1747 Gross weight: 1142.8 g - height: 29.6 cm Bibliography: Approximate model in the book Les orfèvres de Bourgogne page 427, under number 167 DIJON 1780 A silver tripod coffeepot Master silversmith: Louis I RADEPONT