A FRENCH SILVER-GILT COFFEE POT MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE POTOT, PARIS, 1800-1809

Ovoid, raised on three paw feet headed by acanthus, the lower body engraved with stiff leaves and berries, the mid-band with griffins, palmettes, and scrolling acanthus, with bird head spout and wooden loop handle, the hinged cover with palmette border and engraved with stiff leaves and berries, and with baluster-form finial, marked on underside of cover with Paris fineness mark and provincial guarantee used 1798-1809 and with maker's mark, marked on rim with provincial fineness mark and provincial guarantee marks used 1819-1838, and marked on underside of body with Paris fineness mark used 1798-1809
81⁄8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
11 oz. 2 dwt. (345 gr.) gross weight

Provenance
The C. Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection: Magnificent Silver-Gilt including Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu; Christie's, New York, 19 October 2004, lot 0152.