George III Silver Chocolate Pot on Stand

Description:

George III Silver Chocolate Pot on Stand, London, 1791, maker Robert Salmon or Robert Sharp, cylindrical body with turned fruitwood handle set at right angle to the short spout, reeded rim, with flat lid with moveable ball finial, the stand raised on three reeded serpentine legs ending in hoof feet, conjoined by stretchers supporting the ovoid burner, ht. 10 in, approx. 25 troy oz.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

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