A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CHOCOLATE-POT

A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CHOCOLATE-POT
MARK OF JOHANN CHRISTOPH ENGELBRECHT, AUGSBURG, 1755-1757
Pear-shaped and on spreading shaped circular foot and with domed cover with plain thumbpiece and screw off flower finial, the spout with hinged cover, the body chased overall with shells, scrolls, foliage and birds, with carved ebonised fruitwood handle, marked under base
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
gross weight 24 oz. 19 dwt. (776 gr.)