Puiforcat: Strawberry Server And Sugar Spoon, Sterling Silver, Paris, "acanthus" Model

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Object description :

"Puiforcat: Strawberry Server And Sugar Spoon, Sterling Silver, Paris, "acanthus" Model"

- Set of two pieces, a sugar spoon and a strawberry server, by the famous goldsmith Emile Puiforcat. The model is called "Acanthe" (Acanthus), in a Louis XVI style with a finely chiseled relief decoration of flower garlands with acanthus leaf ornaments. The spoons are in vermeil, in the shape of a stylized shell for the server, a round spoon and pierced with festoon cutouts. A small monogram "DV" is engraved on each spatula.

- Sterling silver: Minerva hallmark for the 1st Title (.950)
- Master silversmith: Émile Puiforcat, active at 16 rue Chapon in Paris, after 1857 (hallmark: "EP" with a penknife)
- Length: 21.7cm by 8.5cm (strawberry shovel), 21.4cm by 6.2cm (sprinkle spoon)
- Weight: 169g (94g & 75g)
- Excellent condition, micro-scratches from use
- Ref.: David Allan: "Le couvert & la coutellerie de table française du XIXe siècle", Édition Faton, 2007

Price: 895 €

Artist: Puiforcat
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis 16th, Directory
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Sterling silver
Length: 21.7 cm & 21.4 cm (pelle & cuiller à sucre)
Width: 8.5cm & 6.2 cm (pelle & cuiller à sucre)

Reference: 1396117