Pair Of Openwork Vermeil Salt Cellars

Oval shape on 4 feet.
Openwork decoration of flowers, branches, foliage, rockeries, tridents and dolphins.
Transparent glass interior verrine.

Traces and scratches from use.

Minerva hallmark first title
Goldsmith hallmark: EP and a penknife.
Master goldsmith: Maison Puiforcat Created in 1820 by Emile Puiforcat, Joseph Marie Puiforcat and Baptiste Fuchs.
Emile inscribed his maker's mark in 1857 and remains unchanged over the years.
It is located at 18 rue Chapon in Paris. The goldsmith died in 1883 but his hallmark was used until 1927.
In 1902 Fuchs' son-in-law, Louis Victor Tabouret Puiforcat took over. In 1918 the famous Jean Puiforcat (1897-1945), son of Louis Victor Tabouret Puiforcat, took over the family business.
It is thanks to him that the House became famous. He distinguished himself in particular during the Art Deco period then in modern goldsmithing. Prestigious pieces, re-editions of old goldwork, original creations by Jean Puiforcat or even contemporary creations made in collaboration bear a unique reference number allowing them to be identified and to find their date of manufacture, the craftsman...
97g gross - 42g net