JEAN-ÉMILE PUIFORCAT (1897-1945) (JEAN-ÉLISÉE PUIFORCAT, DIT) DESIGNER - MAISON PUIFORCAT PARIS SILVERSMITH Modernist silver tea and coffee service consisting of two pourers, a milk jug and a sugar bowl. The silver-plated rosewood lid handles feature a pierced monogram motif. Rosewood handles. 1930s edition. A slight dent on the coffee pot. Each piece marked Jean E. PUIFORCAT and bears the Master Goldsmith and title marks on the reverse. Total gross weight:2.272g Provenance: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Bibliography: Françoise de Bonneville - Jean Puiforcat - Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986. Identical model reproduced on page 130.

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