Set of a silver coffee pot (950) and its silver milk jug (950), blackened wooden handles and Vieillard premier titre hallmarks (Paris 1819-1838). The coffee pot with spout depicting the mouth of a chimera emerging from stylized plant motifs, pomegranate handle, neck, body and foot decorated with a frieze alternating thin and thick lines. The milk jug is decorated with the same friezes on the foot and shoulder, the handle held by a stylized flower. NM goldsmith's hallmarks with anchor H: 12.5 and 23 cm Gross weight: 613.8 grams

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