Magnificent late 19th c French 950 silver hot chocolate pot Louis XVI st Vaguer

Description

Magnificent & rare late 19th c French 950 silver hot chocolate pot (with wooden handle)
Louis XVI style (decorated with a large frieze of foliages & torches)
Pine cone finial
French 950 silver mark (Minerve)
A Vaguer silversmith (1887 1920)
very good quality or silversmith's work
very good condition (scratches, small deformations inside lid : refer to photos)
weight (with wooden handle) 752gr (26,52oz)
height 22,7cm (8,93inch)
diameter (base) 8,7cm (3,42inch)
capacity 0,9L (30,43 US Fl oz)