Jean E. Puiforcat, Cannes Model, Silver Cutlery, Circa 1928

Cutlery in Silver, model CANNES, signed Jean E. PUIFORCAT, circa 1928, including: 6 large spoons, 6 medium spoons, 7 large forks, 5 dessert forks, 6 teaspoons. Total weight 2278 gr. Bibliography: Jean Puiforcat, edition of the look, 1986, models reproduced on page 253. "Cannes" Art Deco facade of the hotel Martinez in Cannes, city adored by Jean Puiforcat, great lover of the coast. Created in 1928, the Cannes collection occupies a special place within the goldsmith-silversmith designer: when he marries Maria Estevez, he chooses these knives and forks to adorn the wedding tables. Designed in 1928 by Jean Puiforcat, this formal purity. His volumes interact as if it were a sterling silver sculpture. This family cutler, founded in Paris in 1820 by Emile Puiforcat, owes its fame to Jean Puiforcat, who created the company at the forefront of modern goldsmithery. Jean was appointed master goldsmith in 1920. Immersed in the wave of artistic transformation that characterized the interwar period, he was one of the founders of the Union of Modern Artists in 1929 and was a friend of René Herbst, Le Corbusier. Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Chareau.