1100 g. Lisbon assay mark (L31), 1795-1804. António Firmo da Costa goldsmith's mark (L78), AFC 17931100 g. / Lisbon assay mark (L31), 1795-1804. António Firmo da Costa goldsmith's mark (L78), AFC 17931100 g. Lisbon assay mark (L31), 1795-1804.

António Firmo da Costa goldsmith's mark (L78), AFC 17931100 g. / Marca de ensaiador de Lisboa (L31), 1795-1804. Marca de ourives António Firmo da Costa (L78), AFC 1793


Urn shaped body, lower half with fluted decoration, repeated on the cover, waist marked by a delicately engraved freeze of flowers and leaves. Both the round base and the upper part of the body are plain. High spout with a swan’s neck like curve. Urn shaped finial of the cover. Elegantly carved kingwood handle.
Note: The consumption of coffee and tea since the mid-17th century, led to the creation of specific containers for its service, although initially there were no differences between pieces for coffee and tea, or even hot chocolate, from the end of the 17th century/ beginning of the 18th, these begin to distinguish themselves and individualize themselves. Coffeepots become taller and narrower, just like chocolate pots, with some differences in the side handles and lids. On the other hand, the teapots become lower and wider, in shapes inspired by the sphere, the pumpkin or the inverted pear.
Once these formats are stabilized, they will remain similar, with few changes for centuries. A good example of elegance is this neoclassical coffeepot by silversmith António Firmo da Costa.