A silver coffee pot with a smooth body, a zoomorphic...
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.
Estimate € 750 - 800
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.
Estimate € 750 - 800
