French solid silver coffee pot, Paris, 1798-1809

French solid silver coffee pot, Paris, 1798-1809

Height x width x depth: 32 x 12 x 27 cm. Total gross weight: 1200 g.
of pyriform shape with smooth body, resting on three stylised feet, hinged lid and radial turned wooden handle.

Hallmarked with the French guarantee marks for silver of the first standard (950/1000), used in Paris from 1798 to 1809, including the unofficial mark of the Association des Orfévres of Paris represented by a Greek woman’s head with the number 1, along with the mark of an unidentified silversmith.