Coffeepot

Porcelain coffeepots, like their counterparts for tea, were imported into Europe from China in large quantities. While coffeepots sometimes have handles at right angles to the spouts, as on chocolate pots, spouts such as this one are rare. Usually, Chinese export coffeepots have long tubular spouts that attach near the bottom of the vessel, as seen in European models. In contrast, the Reves pot has a V-shaped spout molded from the vessel's wall. A closely related coffeepot with a shorter but similar spout is datable to 1716, suggesting that this body form was first produced in the early 18th century (Howard 1974, 176). The "famille rose" enameling and "Meissen-derived" border on the foot rim point to a mid-18th century date for this particular example.

The lid is old, but not original to the piece.

"Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection," page 114