Jean PUIFORCAT 1897-1945MENAGERE MONACO- Modele cree en 1925Notre modele realise circa 1935, en argent massif, chiffre en defonce ou grave (couteaux) sur chaque couvert "SC", se composant de 247 pieces:- trente grands couteaux- trente grandes fourchettes- quinze cuillers a potage- quinze couteaux a poisson- quinze fourchettes a poisson- deux couverts de service a poisson- quinze fourchettes a dessert- quinze cuillers a dessert- quinze cuillers a glace- quinze petites fourchettes- trente couteaux a fromage- vingt-quatre cuillers a moka- une pince a sucre- deux grandes cuillers de service- quatre petites cuillers de service- quatre fourchettes de service- trois couteaux de service a fromage- deux pelles a tarte- une cuiller saupoudreuse- deux couteaux a beurre- deux petites louches- cinq couverts de service (une grande louche, deux petites louches, une grande fourchette, une grande cuiller).Dans leurs ecrins dorigine gaines de cuir et signes Puiforcat.Poincon dargent Minerve et poincon du maitre-orfevre sur chaque piece.Poids brut total : 17,122 kg.Provenance: Offert en 1935 en cadeau de mariage aux parents de lactuel proprietaire.Historique:Modele cree pour lExposition internationale des Arts decoratifs et industriels moderne de 1925 a Paris et presente a cette occasion.Bibliographie:Francoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, modele reference et reproduit p. 250. Yvonne Brunhammer, Cinquantenaire de lExposition de 1925, Musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris, 1976, modele reference et reproduit p. 101.A 247- PIECE "MONACO" SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE, BY JEAN PUIFORCAT, DESIGNED In 1925 for the international exhibition of decorative arts in paris, this service executed circa 1935, comprising:- thirty dinner knives- thirty dinner forks- fifteen soup spoons- fifteen fish knives- fifteen fish forks- two fish serving pieces- fifteen dessert forks- fifteen dessert spoons- fifteen ice-cream spoons- fifteen small forks- thirty cheese knives- twenty-four coffe spoons- one sugar tongs- two large serving spoons- four small serving spoons- four serving forks- three cheese serving knives- two cake servers- one sugar sprinkler spoon- two butter knives- two small laddles- five serving pieces (one large laddle, two sauce laddles, one serving fork, one serving spoon)all stamped with the makers mark, handles pierced or incised (knives) with monogram "SC", silver french mark; in fitted drawers.17,122 kgProvenance: Acquired in 1935 then by descent to the present owner. Exhibited in 1925 at the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. Literature:Francoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, illustrated p. 250. Yvonne Brunhammer, Cinquantenaire de lExposition de 1925, Musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris, 1976, illustrated p. 101.
