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 […]

De Montfort Silver

Q: Can you identify the mark on the coffee and tea set pictured here? I have a set that consists of five items – a teapot, coffeepot, creamer, an open sugar bowl, and a sugar bowl with a lid. They are marked “E.P.N.S.,” “De Montfort Plate, Made in England.” A: There is very little information […]

Arzberg Coffeepot

Q: I have a porcelain coffeepot that was my mother’s, so I know it’s at least 50 years old. There are two marks on the bottom. One is a circle with “Germany” and then another circle inside that. The other mark is a crown above a shield with the initials “P” and “A” in opposite […]