LILLE 1752 - 1753 Silver coffee pot standing on a pedestal with contours delimited by four sides, in recall on the body of baluster form and on the hinged lid. The wooden handle with scrolls is held by discs decorated with fillets. The lid, with several doucines, is topped by a plume. Master silversmith: Joseph BISCOP, received in 1720 Gross weight : 933,4 g - height : 25,7 cm LILLE 1752 - 1753 A silver ewer on piédouche Master silversmith: Joseph BISCOP

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