New Orleans Coin Silver "Uniplat" Tablespoon , Louis-Gabriel Couvertie (b. St. Marc, Ste. Domingue, c. 1779, d. New Orleans, 1844); act. Ste. Domingue 1803, Santiago de Cuba 1803-1809, Baltimore 1809-1815, New Orleans 1815-1844); marked "L. Couvertie" in conforming cartouche, l. 8 3/8 in.;together with French Colonial coin silver "Uniplat" table fork, probably New Orleans or Ste. Domingue, early 19th c., double struck with star punch, engraved "Coquet", l. 8 in., combined wt. 4.90 troy ozs. Ref.: Crecent City Silver, p. 70. Note: A French Colonial silver tablespoon with a near-identical "Coquet" engraving sold in these rooms December 3, 2016, Lot 483. "Coquet" possibly refers to Bernard Coquet, who was proprietor of a ballroom where free people of color held weekly dances in the late 18th century. In 1809 he initiated the "Blue Ribbon Balls" which became the celebrated Quadroon Balls. New Orleans City Directories list: (1805) J.B. Coquet residing at 27 Rue St. Philippe,(1811) Bernard Coquet residing at 27 St. Philip St., and (1822) Jacques Bernard Coquet as proprietor of the St. Philip Theatre at 32 and 39 St. Philip St. Ref.: Clark, Emily. Masterless Mistresses: The New Orleans Ursulines and the Development of a New World Society 1727-1834, p. 149; Toledano, Rouhlac. The National Trust Guide to New Orleans, p. 206.

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