ARENBERG family An egg-shaped silver tripod coffee pot. The palmettes feet end in claws resting on a sphere. The body and rim of the lid are decorated with a frieze of water leaves. The spout, in the shape of a duck's beak, is decorated with palmettes and scrolls on an amati background. The hinged lid is surmounted by a frétel featuring a striated seed resting on a leafy radiating terrace. The handle is made of blackened wood with flowery attachments. The Arenberg coat of arms is applied to the body. Goldsmith: Jean-Charles CAHIER, his hallmark diamond-patterned and signed C.CAHIER. Hallmark of Paris au Vieillard and hallmark of Paris au tête de Cérès 1819-1838. Weight: 861 g gross. Height: 27.2 cm approx. Arms of the Arenberg family. Probably Pierre d'Alcantara-Charles- Marie d'Arenberg (1790-1877) or Prosper-Louis d'ARENBERG (1785-1861). Biography : Prosper-Louis d'ARENBERG (1785 -1861) was the seventh Duke of ARENBERG, a German soldier and politician of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was married to Stéphanie TASCHER de LA PAGERIE, niece of Empress Marie Josèphe Rose de TASCHER de LA PAGERIE, known as Joséphine de BEAUHARNAIS. Notes on the goldsmith : Jean-Charles CAHIER, a silversmith based at 34 quai des Orfèvres in Paris, specialised in religious silverware. His hallmark was registered in 1801 and crossed out in 1849. He is renowned for some of his religious work, such as the reliquary of the Holy Crown of Thorns in the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and the Holy Ampoule in Reims. He gained great renown under the Empire, then under Louis XVIII and Charles X. In November 1821, he acquired the goldsmith Martin-Guillaume's business.