Large coffee pot Louis XV silver and fretel in the form of "Swan" with punches of Liege and prince-bishop François-Charles de Velbruck with the eagle year 1772. Dated "G" for 1778. Goldsmith Jacques Hauregard, active from 1760 to 1787. Provenance: former Springuel collection, château de la Motte in Huy (*). H.:+/-33cm. Total weight:+/-1260gr.

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