Lot 166
  • 166

JEAN DESPRÉS | Ecusson flatware service

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean Després
  • Ecusson flatware service
  • Height of the knives : 22,5 cm ; 8 1/2 in. ; Gross weight : 5940 gr.
circa 1930-1950 silver : comprising 84 pieces : twelve forks, twelve spoons, twelve fish knives, twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve oyster forks and twelve coffee spoons Each piece with silver and marker's marks ; together with twelve silver knives and twelve silver fish forks

Provenance

Ferri, Paris, December 12, 2017, lot 94

Literature

Melissa Gabardi, Jean Després, Bijoutier et orfèvre entre Art déco et modernité, Paris, 2009, p. 154 and p. 195 for sketches of this model

Condition

Good overall condition. The silver presents with some light wear and with scattered surface scratches and with a few tiny dents, consistent with age and use. The tines of some forks are very slightly bent. The surface presents with extremely light surface oxidation.
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