69 - PIERRE HUGO (1947–2023)

PIERRE HUGO (1947–2023) Driftwood, designs created around [1979–1980] and exhibited at Jansen in 1982 A rare and significant 72-piece 800‰ vermeil cutlery set, consisting of the following: - 6 large dinner forks - 6 large dinner spoons - 6 large dinner knives; solid-wood handles, steel blades - 6 large dessert forks - 6 large dessert spoons - 6 dinner knives; solid-wood handles, steel blades - 5 fish forks - 6 fish knives; solid-wood handles, vermeil blades - 7 ice spoons - 6 dessert spoons - 1 fish serving set (2 pieces) - 1 salad server (2 pieces) - 1 carving set (4 pieces); solid-handled, with steel blades and accessories - 1 sauce spoon - 1 ice cream spoon - 1 cheese server; solid handle - 1 sugar tongs Each piece bears the Master Silversmith’s hallmark and the guarantee mark; the steel blades are signed “Pierre HUGO” in engraved cursive letters. Total gross weight: 5.879 kg Bibliography and exhibition: When Art Meets Everyday Life – Vogue Paris – 1982 – Identical pieces reproduced on page 286, in a photograph showing Pierre Hugo at his exhibition at Jansen that same year.