SILVER TEAPOT Master goldsmith Henri-Louis Le Gaigneur, received in 1728 Saint-Omer, circa 1760 Baluster-shaped, resting on a contoured frame, the body with flat sides alternating with pinched ribs, the upper rim applied with half-shells, the lid with the same decoration and stylised flowers, the spout ending in a dog's head, the top of the lid in the form of a spinning top and the handle in blackened wood; later engraved with a coat of arms surmounted by a marquis's crown; accidents. H.19.5 cm (7 ¾ in.) Gross weight: 753 gr. A silver teapot, by Henri-Louis Le Gaigneur, Saint-Omer, circa 1760