Pewter 'American Independence' Chocolate Pot

DATED 1776 A.D.

6 1/8 in. (386 grams, 15.5 cm).

Urn-shaped in profile with stepped foot, deep shoulder, scooped spout, separate bell-shaped lid with knop handle; strap handle with applied copper-alloy sheath; inscribed beneath spout 'M.F. 1776'; beneath foot, low-relief ''F.C.G.' and 'Zinn'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Aquired in York circa 1985.
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.

Footnotes

Possibly of German manufacture if the legend 'Zinn' denotes the word for 'tin', the major component in pewter.

CONDITION

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LOT 2375