Emile Puiforcat - Solid Silver Cutlery Set With Floral Decor For Six Guests

EMILE PUIFORCAT - Solid Silver Cutlery Set with Floral Decor for Six Guests / 12 piecesMaster Silversmith: EMILE PUIFORCAT (E,P, a desk penknife) 18, Rue Chapon in Paris Insculpation on November 3, 1857 For six guests, superb solid silver cutlery set with shell, flower and foliage decorations. The knobs of the spoons and forks are richly worked in the model of the spatulas, the latter enriched with rocaille shells. The excellence of the master silversmith Emile Puiforcat is recognized by the fineness of the chiseling. Each of the twelve pieces is inscribed with the master's mark (E,P, a desk penknife in a diamond) as well as that of the French guarantee Tête de Minerve 950/1000. All the cutlery, of remarkable quality, is in excellent condition. No wear or deformation, micro-scratches from usual use. Dimensions . .Soup spoons: 22 cm. / 8.66 in. .Dinner forks: 21.5 cm. / 8.46 in. Total weight sterling silver: 1,020 gr,