CHRISTOFLE CAFETIÈRE haute qualité PLAQUÉ ARGENT MANCHE ÉBÈNE POT CHOCOLAT CHAUD France vers 1960

Asilverplatedcoffee pot/hot chocolate server.
Baluster-shaped handle made of natural ebony.
Right-handed serving vessel.
Handleis secure - no play/no backlash.
Domed hinged lid with figural finial.
Mirror luster surface.

Not monogrammed.

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Marked to the underside:
"Christofle" for maker;
"France" for country of origin;
"knight" chess figure for silver-plating;
"Coll Gallia" for "Collection Gallia"
number "8" probably for pattern
or manufacturer code.

Madein France sometime in 1960s.

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Approx.: Height (w/finial): 5-15/16in. (150mm.)
Width (body to handle): 7-1/8in. (180mm.)
Width (body to beak): 4-1/4in. (107mm.)
Body Diameter: 3-7/8in. (98mm.)
Base Diameter: 2-1/2in. (63mm.)
Capacity: 14.8 fl.oz. (480 ml.)
Weight: 12.74 oz. (361 gr.)

Clean, free of dents and blemishes.

Dark spots are seeing,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.

Commensuratewith age, the condition is excellent.

Rare for its overall condition.

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