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