Moulinet

John Le Sage British

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This piece is unusual, as the stirrers for chocolate pots were usually wood. The wooden handle extension is modern. The twirler called a molinillo, was invented in Spain in the sixteenth century.

Moulinet, John Le Sage (British, active 1718–43), Silver, wood, British, London

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Moulinet, John Le Sage (British, active 1718–43), Silver, wood, British, London
Moulinet, John Le Sage (British, active 1718–43), Silver, wood, British, London
Moulinet, John Le Sage (British, active 1718–43), Silver, wood, British, London
Moulinet, John Le Sage (British, active 1718–43), Silver, wood, British, London

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