![Small, flat-bottomed, truncated-conical chocolate pot in plain silver (950 / min. 800).
Molded neck and lids highlighted with fillets. Pivoting lid. Cut-out lugs.
Turned blackened wood handle.
Body figured "RF" later.
Worn goldsmith's hallmark, possibly that of Jean-Michel HUBSCHMANN, received Master in Bordeaux in 1775.
BORDEAUX, Jurande mark with Unicorn, partially effaced, for 1787-1788 or 1789-1790.
Poinçons de Charge [B] des Menus ouvrages for April 1781 to 1791.
Repunched for 1809-1819 with Grosse garantie de BORDEAUX [36].
Net weight: 553 g. - H. 16.5 cm.
Wear, scratches and bumps; a few chips to the handle.
Jean-Michel HUBSCHMANN (circa 1750-1815) was a Saxon-born silversmith who began his training in Strasbourg with Jean-Louis III IMLIN, continued in Paris with Robert-Joseph AUGUSTE, and finished in Bordeaux, where he settled and married.](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/58/174442/1201deb635f73cf6e01cfa58760abcc0)
Small, flat-bottomed, truncated-conical chocolate pot in plain silver (950 / min. 800). Molded neck and lids highlighted with fillets. Pivoting lid. Cut-out lugs. Turned blackened wood handle. Body figured "RF" later. Worn goldsmith's hallmark, possibly that of Jean-Michel HUBSCHMANN, received Master in Bordeaux in 1775. BORDEAUX, Jurande mark with Unicorn, partially effaced, for 1787-1788 or 1789-1790. Poinçons de Charge [B] des Menus ouvrages for April 1781 to 1791. Repunched for 1809-1819 with Grosse garantie de BORDEAUX [36]. Net weight: 553 g. - H. 16.5 cm. Wear, scratches and bumps; a few chips to the handle. Jean-Michel HUBSCHMANN (circa 1750-1815) was a Saxon-born silversmith who began his training in Strasbourg with Jean-Louis III IMLIN, continued in Paris with Robert-Joseph AUGUSTE, and finished in Bordeaux, where he settled and married.
Estimate
€900 - €1,000
Result
€900
Buyer's premium
26%
Small, flat-bottomed, truncated-conical chocolate pot in plain silver (950 / min. 800).
Molded neck and lids highlighted with fillets. Pivoting lid. Cut-out lugs.
Turned blackened wood handle.
Body figured "RF" later.
Worn goldsmith's hallmark, possibly that of Jean-Michel HUBSCHMANN, received Master in Bordeaux in 1775.
BORDEAUX, Jurande mark with Unicorn, partially effaced, for 1787-1788 or 1789-1790.
Poinçons de Charge [B] des Menus ouvrages for April 1781 to 1791.
Repunched for 1809-1819 with Grosse garantie de BORDEAUX [36].
Net weight: 553 g. - H. 16.5 cm.
Wear, scratches and bumps; a few chips to the handle.
Jean-Michel HUBSCHMANN (circa 1750-1815) was a Saxon-born silversmith who began his training in Strasbourg with Jean-Louis III IMLIN, continued in Paris with Robert-Joseph AUGUSTE, and finished in Bordeaux, where he settled and married.