A German silver bachelor coffee pot (verseuse égoiste), bearing marks probably Uberlingen circa 1780 by MFL with a device (untraced) Marabout baluster form, with fluted edges to body, the panelled spout opposite a wooden scroll handle. The domed hinged lid with shaped panel, surmounted by a detachable wooden knop finial. Marked underneath to an inset disc with town mark and makers mark underneath, the lid unmarked, the body probably later. Height – 15.5 cm / 6.1 inches Weight – 236 grams / 7.59 ozt