JEAN-ÉMILE PUIFORCAT (1897-1945)

​

Large candy jar in silver and lapis lazuli.

Art Deco Period. 

Bears the Master Silversmith's mark and guarantee mark under the base; signed Jean E. PUIFORCAT under the base and PUIFORCAT inside the lid; numbered 3 on the reverse of one of the leaves of the handle.

Height: 12 cm – Diameter: 17 cm

Gross weight: 637 g

Bibliography:

- Françoise de Bonneville – Jean Puiforcat – Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986. Identical model reproduced on page 79.

- Puiforcat orfèvre, la maîtrise de l’argent – Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum (September 21st – December 1st, 2002), Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Editions, Tokyo, 2002. Identical model (detail) reproduced on page 13.