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111 - Jean PUIFORCAT (1897–1945),
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Jean PUIFORCAT (1897–1945), ROYAN OR NORMANDIE model, created in 1934 Silver flatware set including 24 dinner forks, 12 dessert forks, 12 oyster forks, 12 spoons, 12 dessert spoons, 12 sorbet spoons, 17 coffee spoons, 24 knives (stainless steel blades), 12 dessert knives (silver blades), 12 dessert forks (stainless steel blades), and a sorbet scoop Gross weight of the set: approximately 11,000 g Bibliography: Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986; a comparable model is reproduced on p. 247 Puiforcat Exhibition: Puiforcat, Silversmith: The Art of Silver, exhibition catalog, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo, September 21–December 1, 2002, comparable model reproduced on p. 158 Bruno Foucart, *Normandie: The Epic of the Giant of the Seas*, Herscher, Paris, 1985, comparable model reproduced on p. 134 The Royan model is identical to the Normandie model created in 1934 for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. The silver “Royan” model adorned the first-class dining room of the ocean liner Normandie, which sailed between Le Havre and New York, while the silver plated “Normandie” model adorned the other dining rooms.
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Pierre Cardin Collection (1960–2025) — Lawyer & AestheteAuction house
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