Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945) - Lot 43

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Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945) - Lot 43
Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945) Silver serving platter from the “Bayonne” collection, featuring a square body and an ornate border on two sides of a wide rectangle divided into three grooved sections. Signed in full on the reverse, with the silversmith’s maker’s mark and hallmark. Height: 2 cm - Length: 30.5 cm - Depth: 30 cm - Weight: 580 g Exhibition: A similar model was exhibited at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925. History: A similar model is held in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (inv. 25450.B). Bibliography: - Jean Fouquet, “Jean Puiforcat and French Goldsmithing,” *Art & Décoration*, Paris, 1946, No. 3; a similar model is referenced and reproduced on p. 153. - Collective work, *Jean Puiforcat: Goldsmith and Sculptor*, Flammarion, Paris, 1951; model referenced and reproduced on p. 57. Please contact the firm for condition reports.
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