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Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)
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Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)
Silver serving platter from the ‘Bayonne’ collection, with a square body and an ornate border on two sides of a wide, rectangular section featuring three grooved sections.
Signed in full on the reverse, with silversmith’s maker’s mark and hallmark.
Minerva hallmark, 1st standard
Height: 2 cm – length: 33.5 cm – depth: 33 cm / weight: 1340 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 et l’orfèvrerie française, ‘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; a similar model is referenced and reproduced on p. 57.
Please contact the firm for condition reports.
Expert:
Cabinet d’Expertise Marcilhac
5 rue de Nesle 75006 PARIS
[email protected]
T: +33 6 71 81 38 35 / +33 1 42 49 74 46
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About the sale
Selected works from the 20th century
Auction location
Auction time
10/26/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 8958 - 83
Lot description modified on 10/14/2026 at 1:50 PM
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