Chocolate pot - Silver - 1742 George II
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Antique English sterling silver chocolate pot from London, dated 1742 in the George II era, with original marks ( leopard head, passant lion, year letter “g”, maker WP ) and a wooden handle, measuring 160 cm high by 80 cm wide/deep and weighing 213 g, in very good condition and accompanied by a matching antique silver plate.
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Antique English sterling silver chocolate pot – London, 1742 – George II era
Elegant and rare chocolate pot in English sterling silver, stamped in London with the official marks of the Goldsmiths' Hall.
The piece clearly bears the original marks:
- crowned leopard's head (London);
- passant lion (sterling silver 925);
- year letter "g", corresponding to 1742 (reign of George II);
- silversmith's mark "WP" within a heart-shaped cartouche.
The chocolate pot features a refined repoussé decoration in a rococo taste and retains the original wooden handle, a characteristic typical of 18th-century chocolate services, designed to protect from heat.
It is accompanied by an antique silver tray, also English, not necessarily contemporaneous or originally part of the service, but perfectly aesthetically compatible.
The ensemble represents an excellent testimony to English silverware of the mid-18th century.
Very good condition, with normal wear compatible with almost three centuries of life.
A piece destined for collectors of Georgian English silver and 18th-century art objects.
Antique English sterling silver chocolate pot – London, 1742 – George II era
Elegant and rare chocolate pot in English sterling silver, stamped in London with the official marks of the Goldsmiths' Hall.
The piece clearly bears the original marks:
- crowned leopard's head (London);
- passant lion (sterling silver 925);
- year letter "g", corresponding to 1742 (reign of George II);
- silversmith's mark "WP" within a heart-shaped cartouche.
The chocolate pot features a refined repoussé decoration in a rococo taste and retains the original wooden handle, a characteristic typical of 18th-century chocolate services, designed to protect from heat.
It is accompanied by an antique silver tray, also English, not necessarily contemporaneous or originally part of the service, but perfectly aesthetically compatible.
The ensemble represents an excellent testimony to English silverware of the mid-18th century.
Very good condition, with normal wear compatible with almost three centuries of life.
A piece destined for collectors of Georgian English silver and 18th-century art objects.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Gross weight
213 g
Title additional information
1742 George II
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Material
Silver
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
160 cm
Width
80 cm
Depth
80 cm
Diameter
80 cm
Estimated period
1700-1750
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