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Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)
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Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)
Silver presentation tray from the ‘Bayonne’ collection, with 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.
Minerva hallmark, 1st standard
Height: 2 cm – length: 30.5 cm – depth: 30 cm – weight: 1140 g
Exhibition: a similar piece was exhibited at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925.
History: a similar piece 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 piece is referenced and reproduced on p. 153.
- Collective work, *Jean Puiforcat: Goldsmith and Sculptor*, Flammarion, Paris, 1951; the piece 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 - 81
Lot description modified on 10/14/2026 at 1:53 PM
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