JEAN-ÉMILE PUIFORCAT (1897-1945) (JEAN-ÉLISÉE PUIFORCAT, DIT) DESIGNER - MAISON PUIFORCAT PARIS GOLDSMITH A modernist silver pepper mill and salt cellar. Cylindrical bodies. Half-cylindrical grips in Macassar ebony. The interior of the salt cellar in crystal; complete with its teaspoon. The pepper mill is equipped with a Peugeot movement. Post mortem editions. The saleron marked Jean E. PUIFORCAT, the pepper mill marked PUIFORCAT Paris, each piece bears the Master Goldsmith and guarantee marks on the reverse. Height saleron: 3cm - Length saleron: 6,7cm Pepper mill height: 8.5cm Total gross weight: 519g Provenance: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine.

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