BORDEAUX 1720 - 1721 Old silver tripod chocolate pot. Baluster shape, the scrolled feet are delimited by a line of fillets. The turned wooden handle is screwed into its side hood. The hinged lid, attached to the handle, swivels to the side; the central part of the stave ends in a disc with concentric fillet decoration. The spout ends in a hinged cover. The body is engraved with a coat of arms surmounted by a crown on the reverse. Master silversmith: Gabriel TILLET, received in 1703, his second mark after 1717 Gross weight: 728 g - height: 18.7 cm BORDEAUX 1720-1721 An silver ancient chocolate pot Master silversmith: Gabriel TILLET

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