Haviland Chocolate Pot

Q: This pot is 9 1/2 inches tall with lid. The pot, and its accompanying demitasse cups and saucers, was a wedding gift to my grandmother, who was married in 1902. I’ve heard that it is a coffeepot but my grandmother always referred to it as a chocolate pot. I’ve never seen one with this […]

RS Prussia Chocolate Pot

Q: This chocolate set was a given to my mother by a family friend who was emptying the home of a deceased family member. It was never used after my mother received it in the 1940s. The pieces are marked “RS Prussia.” Does it have value, other than sentimental or decorative? Are there collectors? A: […]

Aprey Chocolate Pot

Q: I have a chocolate pot marked “Aprey” on the bottom. Can you give me more information about the maker? A: Jacques Lallemont de Villehaut, the Baron d’Aprey, established a glassworks on his estate in Aprey, France, in 1744. His brother, Joseph, joined the business in 1760. They made tin-glazed pottery. Jacques left the business […]