JEAN-ÉMILE PUIFORCAT (1897-1945) (JEAN-ÉLISÉE PUIFORCAT, DIT) MODEL DESIGNER - MAISON PUIFORCAT PARIS SILVERSMITH Pair of silver three-light candelabra. The bases and shafts are faceted, the light arms held in place by fixings evoking quadruple rows of staples, the circular bobeches and central capitals are faceted. Post mortem edition. Each piece marked Jean E. PUIFORCAT and bearing the Master Goldsmith and title marks around the base. Height: 27cm Total weight: 2.874g Provenance: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Bibliography: - Art et Décoration - N°3 of 1946. Identical model reproduced on page 160. - Françoise de Bonneville - Jean Puiforcat - Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986. Drawing of a variant reproduced on page 269.

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