"Puiforcat: Sterling Silver Fish Service For 8 Guests Modern Foliage Pattern Art Nouveau Era"
Exceptional Atr Nouveau era solid silver fish service in the rare pattern called "Modern Foliage" (No. 57 in the Puiforcat catalog of the time) by PUIFORCAT. Fish service composed of 8 Forks and 8 Knives, a total of 16 Pieces with a particularly elegant and refined foliage decoration, with monogrammed spatulas. Minerva 1st Grade (.950) hallmarks and Emile Puiforcat hallmarks (for the Forks) and Fouquet-Lapar hallmarks for the Knives. This Fish Service in the rare "Modern foliage" pattern by PUIFORCAT is in very good condition, also revised and cleaned by our Goldsmith, and presented in a period box lined with brown chamois leather, micro-scratches from use. Model referenced several times in the reference work by Mr David Allan listing the most beautiful models of cutlery from French Goldsmithing of the 19th century (pages 116 and 385 ..).
Length / Weight of the Forks: 19.5 cm / 428 g
Length / Weight of the Knives: 21.5 cm / 485 g
Net weight of the Service: 913 grams
Total weight with Box: 1983.2 grams
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