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Jean Puiforcat
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Puiforcat
- An Important "Monaco" Flatware Service for the Maharajah of Indore
- with maker's and French silver marks and monogram
blades impressed JEAN E. PUIFORCAT - silver, stainless steel and ebony
comprising 46 pieces (12 forks, 12 knifes, 6 fish forks, 6 soup spoons, 6 tea spoons, serving fork, serving spoon, ladle and flat server)
Provenance
Barry Friedman, Ltd. and DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Florida
Sotheby's New York, 19 June, 2007, lot 156
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Florida
Sotheby's New York, 19 June, 2007, lot 156
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Françoise de Bonneville, Jean E. Puiforcat, Paris, 1986, p. 106
Anne Bony, Les Annees 30, 1987, Paris, pp. 950-951
Reto Niggl, Eckart Muthesius: Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore, Architektur und Interieur, 1996, p. 83, no. 71
Le Palais du Maharadjah d’Indore: Photographies: Man Ray, Emil Leitner, Eckart Muthesius, exh. cat., Galerie Doria, Paris, 2006, p. 109 (for a period illustration showing the flatware in the Manik Bagh Palace banqueting room)
Anne Bony, Les Annees 30, 1987, Paris, pp. 950-951
Reto Niggl, Eckart Muthesius: Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore, Architektur und Interieur, 1996, p. 83, no. 71
Le Palais du Maharadjah d’Indore: Photographies: Man Ray, Emil Leitner, Eckart Muthesius, exh. cat., Galerie Doria, Paris, 2006, p. 109 (for a period illustration showing the flatware in the Manik Bagh Palace banqueting room)
Condition
Overall in good condition. The silver with gentle wear consistent with use and a few minor surface scratches. The ebony elements with a few minor age cracks consistent with natural aging of the material, mostly visible on the soup spoons and on one of the serving spoons. Some of the ebony elements have been reinforced. On of the forks with a very minor restoration to the ebony element. The ebony of one of the spoons has been replaced with black Bakelite in a manner that is consistent with age and gentle use. A rare opportunity to acquire a set by Puiforcat with an extremely prestigious provenance.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present lot is part of the 700-piece flatware set commissioned by the Maharajah of Indore for his Art Deco palace conceived by German designer Eckhart Muthesius. The highly refined interior incorporated works by the greatest modern design masters of the time such as Ivan da Silva Bruhns, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, and Marcel Breuer.