57 - Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945)

Jean-Élisée PUIFORCAT (1897–1945) Silver lidded pot with a circular body and a tubular ivory handle on top; the rim of the lid is fluted. Signed in full on the reverse of the pot’s base; silversmith’s mark and hallmark on the reverse of each piece. Height: 8 cm - Diameter: 17 cm / Weight: 430 gr (small cracks in the ivory, slight surface scratches) Provenance: Me Dumousset-Debureaux auction, Jewelry and Silverware, Paris, March 22, 1994, lot 214. Bibliography: Jean Fouquet, Jean Puiforcat, and French Goldsmithing, “Art & Décoration,” Paris, 1946, No. 3, p. 153. *Pre-Convention ivory specimen (I/A), dating from before July 1, 1947, and therefore compliant with EC Regulation 338/97 of December 9, 1996, Art. 2-Wmc, and predating July 1, 1975, and therefore compliant with the French decrees of May 4, 2017, and January 2022. For export outside the European Union, a CITES re-export permit will be required. CIC No. FR2609514791-K Please contact the firm for condition reports. Expert: Cabinet d’Expertise Marcilhac 5 rue de Nesle 75006 PARIS info@marcilhacexpert.com T: +33 6 71 81 38 35 / +33 1 42 49 74 46