A MALTESE SILVER COFFEE POT, GAETANO OFFENNAGHEL, CIRCA 1796, GRAND MASTER EMMANUEL DE ROHAN (1775-97)
Auction Closed
October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A MALTESE SILVER COFFEE POT, GAETANO OFFENNAGHEL, CIRCA 1796, GRAND MASTER EMMANUEL DE ROHAN (1775-97)
on three hoof feet headed by rococo cartouches, the spout engraved with running leaves, swan finial rising from spreading leaves
marked on base
23 oz 5 dwt gross
728 g
10¼ in.
26.2 cm
The mark for this maker is shown in a trefoil in Victor F. Denaro, The Goldsmiths of Malta and Their Marks, 1972, p. 175; however, no other maker with these initials is shown in the registry of makers.