1048 - A silver coffee pot with a smooth body, a zoomorphic spout, a pinecone finial, a shaped ebonized wooden handle, and claw-and-ball feet attached with leaf motifs. Paris, first half of the 19th century. Silversmith P. Leplain (gross weight 590 g) (height 24 cm) (defects).

A silver coffee pot with a smooth body, a zoomorphic spout, a pinecone finial, a shaped ebonized wooden handle, and claw-and-ball feet attached with leaf motifs. Paris, first half of the 19th century. Silversmith P. Leplain (gross weight 590 g) (height 24 cm) (defects). Pierre Leplain was a celebrated goldsmith and silversmith active in Paris between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His workshop reached its peak during the First French Empire. After registering his maker’s mark in 1803, he maintained a highly productive business during the first two decades of the century; indeed, his pieces frequently bear Parisian guarantee hallmarks struck between 1809 and 1819. IT Caffettiera in argento a corpo liscio, versatoio zoomorfo, presa a pigna, ansa sagomata in legno ebanizzato, piedi ferini con attaccatura a foglie. Parigi, prima metà del secolo XIX. Argentiere P. Leplain (g lordi 590) (h. cm 24) (difetti) Pierre Leplain è stato un celebre orafo e argentiere, operante a Parigi tra la fine del Settecento e l'inizio dell'Ottocento. Il suo laboratorio raggiunse il massimo splendore durante il Primo Impero francese. Dopo aver registrato il proprio punzone da maestro nel 1803, mantenne una proficua attività per i primi vent'anni del secolo; i suoi manufatti recano infatti con frequenza i marchi di garanzia parigini coniati tra il 1809 e il 1819.