Coffeepot

Denys Frankson French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 522

In 1545 François I founded the Hôpital de la Trinité to shelter abandoned children. Among the trades taught was silversmithing, taught by a worker who had been favorabley passed on by the wardens of the guild. In recompense for his introduction the teacher-worker could be received as a master silversmith at the end of eight years. Denys Frankson registered his first mark in 1765 in this way. In 1773, bailed in the usual way as a Paris master, he canceled his first mark and registered his second one which is found on this piece.

Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris

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Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris
Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris
Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris
Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris
Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris
Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris
Coffeepot, Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791), Silver, ivory, French, Paris

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