Peter Pemberton
A Rare Provincial Queen Anne Antique English Silver Chocolate Pot, 1703
Height: 7 3/4"
Weight: 18 oz. 3 dwt.
Weight: 18 oz. 3 dwt.
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V9844
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Provenance: Mrs. Aimee Brand Sotheby's, London, 13 November 1958, lot 148 to Spink & Son Chocolate had arrived in Europe through Spain in the middle of the 17th century, and...
Provenance:
Mrs. Aimee Brand
Sotheby's, London, 13 November 1958, lot 148 to Spink & Son
Chocolate had arrived in Europe through Spain in the middle of the 17th century, and by 1657 the first chocolate factory had opened in the England. The earliest known English silver chocolate pot is from 1685, and is of the same form as this: a Chinese ginger jar with a spout and handle. Very few of these jar-form pots survive, as the shape was quickly replaced by the much more common lighthouse form. This is an especially fine example, in nearly perfect condition, and without any later engraving or alteration.
Mrs. Aimee Brand
Sotheby's, London, 13 November 1958, lot 148 to Spink & Son
Chocolate had arrived in Europe through Spain in the middle of the 17th century, and by 1657 the first chocolate factory had opened in the England. The earliest known English silver chocolate pot is from 1685, and is of the same form as this: a Chinese ginger jar with a spout and handle. Very few of these jar-form pots survive, as the shape was quickly replaced by the much more common lighthouse form. This is an especially fine example, in nearly perfect condition, and without any later engraving or alteration.