950 silver. Length: 11-23 cm. 7818 grams (weighed without knife).

Model "Annecy", model year: 1930. 121 pieces: 12 knives, 16 forks, 18 tablespoons, 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 dinner spoons, 12 fish knives, 12 fish forks, 6 coffee spoons, 9 dinner knives with silver blades. Design classics, solid, high-quality work, knives with original stainless steel blades. Engraved monogram on the reverse. Hallmarks: Fineness, workshop mark.

Puiforcat, goldsmith and silversmith, designer, sculptor, takes over the workshop of his father Louis Victor in 1925. Co-founder of the Union des Artistes Modernes in 1929. One of the most important French silversmiths of Art Deco. The model is still produced today in the artisan tradition and the range is constantly being expanded. Puiforcat workshop price: 51.570,- Euro * Partner auction Bergmann. All lots with a limit (starting price) of at least €1,500 are checked against the Art Loss Register database.

Literature : Divis (1984) No. 821, De Gruyter (2018).

Provenance : Private collection Baden-Württemberg.