![ITALY, Rome
Large silver (min. 800) pedestal coffee pot with pinched ribs.
The sinuous spout is adorned with a woman's mascaron on a combed cartouche background, and ends with a chimera's head.
Fruit fretel on leafy base.
The walnut handle is chamfered, and probably attached.
Goldsmith's mark [insect]: Lorenzo PETRONCELLI, active in Rome between 1758 and 1801.
City hallmarks [two crossed keys and pontifical ombrellino].
Circa 1760-1770.
Test strich.
Gross weight : 1.002 g. - H.: 30.5 cm.
Scratches, bumps, slightly warped pedestal; missing upper lip of chimera head; small crack at bottom of handle.
A coffee pot by the same silversmith, featuring a similar female mascaron on the spout attachment, was presented for sale by Maison Cambi Casa d'Aste in Genoa, on October 23, 2019 (lot 92).](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/58/179568/3998781fe87686e29015b5eddde75b73)
ITALY, Rome Large silver (min. 800) pedestal coffee pot with pinched ribs. The sinuous spout is adorned with a woman's mascaron on a combed cartouche background, and ends with a chimera's head. Fruit fretel on leafy base. The walnut handle is chamfered, and probably attached. Goldsmith's mark [insect]: Lorenzo PETRONCELLI, active in Rome between 1758 and 1801. City hallmarks [two crossed keys and pontifical ombrellino]. Circa 1760-1770. Test strich. Gross weight : 1.002 g. - H.: 30.5 cm. Scratches, bumps, slightly warped pedestal; missing upper lip of chimera head; small crack at bottom of handle. A coffee pot by the same silversmith, featuring a similar female mascaron on the spout attachment, was presented for sale by Maison Cambi Casa d'Aste in Genoa, on October 23, 2019 (lot 92).
Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
€2,600
Buyer's premium
26.4%
ITALY, Rome
Large silver (min. 800) pedestal coffee pot with pinched ribs.
The sinuous spout is adorned with a woman's mascaron on a combed cartouche background, and ends with a chimera's head.
Fruit fretel on leafy base.
The walnut handle is chamfered, and probably attached.
Goldsmith's mark [insect]: Lorenzo PETRONCELLI, active in Rome between 1758 and 1801.
City hallmarks [two crossed keys and pontifical ombrellino].
Circa 1760-1770.
Test strich.
Gross weight : 1.002 g. - H.: 30.5 cm.
Scratches, bumps, slightly warped pedestal; missing upper lip of chimera head; small crack at bottom of handle.
A coffee pot by the same silversmith, featuring a similar female mascaron on the spout attachment, was presented for sale by Maison Cambi Casa d'Aste in Genoa, on October 23, 2019 (lot 92).