223 - PUIFORCAT

PUIFORCAT Solid silver (950/1000) cutlery set monogrammed "DB," consisting of: - 11 large silver forks (950/1000). Total net weight: 876 g. - 8 large silver spoons (950/1000). Total net weight: 637 g. - 9 silver dessert forks (950/1000). Total net weight: 419 g. - 9 silver dessert spoons (950/1000). Total net weight: 475 g. Total net weight of the entire lot (37 pieces): 2,407 g. (Signs of normal wear) The condition report is available upon request at the following email address: contact@neo-encheres.com Note: Founded in 1820 in the Marais district by Joseph Baptiste Fuchs, whose cutlery workshop had shifted its focus to silver and vermeil flatware, the Puiforcat company owes its name to Émile Puiforcat, the founder’s nephew, who inscribed his hallmark on the knife between his initials; this symbol became the company’s emblem in 1857. Under Louis-Victor Tabouret, husband of Laure Puiforcat, the workshop shifted its focus to fine silverwork and the reissue of classic designs. His son Jean Puiforcat (1897–1945), a student of the sculptor Louis-Aimé Lejeune, established the company as one of the leading names in Art Deco silverwork, with smooth forms based on the sphere, the cone, and the cylinder. He was among the founders of the Union des artistes modernes in 1929, alongside Robert Mallet-Stevens, Pierre Chareau, Charlotte Perriand, and jewelers Raymond Templier, Jean Fouquet, and Gérard Sandoz. Having joined the Hermès Group in 1993, the company remains a benchmark in tableware. This silver cutlery set, marked with the first hallmark, is part of the cutlery production that established the company’s reputation, much like the great Parisian silversmiths Odiot, Christofle, Cardeilhac, Tétard Frères, and Boulenger.