Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 13 October 2014

Continental & Oriental Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Glass including collections of Chinese Jade
  • A French silver-plated tea and coffee service, designed by Jean Puiforcat in 1937, Puiforcat, 1940s


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000USD 1 692 - 2 256

About this Item

France 1897-1945
A French silver-plated tea and coffee service, designed by Jean Puiforcat in 1937, Puiforcat, 1940s cylindrical with moulded double footrim, the sides applied with angular Brazilian rosewood ebonised handles, comprising: a teapot, coffee pot, covered two-handled sugar bowl and a milk jug, the coffee pot 11cm high (4)

Literature

cf. de Bonneville, Françoise. (1986) Jean Puiforcat, Paris: Éditions du Regard. Page 132, where a silver example is illustrated.

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