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JEAN E. PUIFORCAT | Five-Piece Coffee and Tea Service
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Jean E. Puiforcat
- Five-Piece Coffee and Tea Service
- coffee pot, teapot, creamer and covered sugar bowl each impressed PUIFORCAT/PARIS with the firm's mark and French silver mark; lids additionally impressed with the firm's mark and French silver marktray impressed JEAN E PUIFORCAT with the firm's mark and French silver mark
- silver, rosewood
- coffee pot: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) hightray: 1 x 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (2.5 x 45 x 29.8 cm)
- designed 1927, executed after 1982
comprising a coffee pot, teapot, creamer, covered sugar bowl and an associated tray
Provenance
For the tray:
Friedman & Vallois, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
Friedman & Vallois, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
Literature
René Herbst, Jean Puiforcat: Orfèvre Sculpteur, Paris, 1951, pp. 35-37 (for a related example)
Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Paris, 1986, pp. 104-105
Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Paris, 1986, pp. 104-105
Condition
Overall in very good condition. The silver surfaces of each piece show faint surface scratches consistent with age and gentle use, not visually distracting and consistent with age and gentle handling. The tea and coffee pot surfaces with occasional very minor wear and minute nicks. The silver tray surface with some minor scuffing mainly concentrated to the central area, consistent with gentle use. Along with the "Cannes" flatware service, the present model was in Jean Puiforcat's personal collection at the time of his first marriage.
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.