111 - PUIFORCAT Jean (1897–1945),
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Estimate €20,000 - €30,000

Description

PUIFORCAT Jean (1897–1945), ‘ROYAN’ or ‘NORMANDIE’ design, created in 1934 Silver cutlery set comprising 24 forks, 12 dessert forks, 12 oyster forks, 12 spoons, 12 dessert spoons, 12 ice-cream spoons, 17 coffee spoons, 24 knives (stainless steel blades), 12 dessert knives (silver blades), 12 dessert forks (stainless steel blades) and a sorbet scoop Gross weight of the set: approximately 11,000 g Bibliography: Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986, a comparable model reproduced on p. 247 Puiforcat exhibition: ‘Puiforcat, Silversmith: The Art of Silver’, exhibition catalogue, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo, 21 September–1 December 2002, comparable model reproduced on p. 158 Bruno Foucart, *Normandie: The Epic of the Giant of the Seas*, Herscher, Paris, 1985, a comparable model reproduced on p. 134 The Royan model is identical to the Normandie model created in 1934 for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. The silver ‘Royan’ model was used in the first-class restaurant of the liner ‘Normandie’, which sailed between Le Havre and New York, whilst the silver-plated ‘Normandie’ model was used in the other restaurants.

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About the sale Pierre Cardin Collection (1960–2025) – Lawyer & Aesthete

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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

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111 - PUIFORCAT Jean (1897–1945), See original version (French)

111 - PUIFORCAT Jean (1897–1945),
See original version (French)