Marked (on each piece)(bottom, under handle and lid, and side): maker’s mark: E-penknife-P (for Émile Puiforcat but used by his grandson Jean)/JEAN E. PUIFORCAT/FRANCE; Minerva head
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
Similar pieces were displayed at the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques, Paris, 1937;
"In the Service of Tea," Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, Aug 7 - Oct 28, 1984;
"In the Service of Tea," Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, Aug 7 - Oct 28, 1984;
"La Richesse Inventive de Puiforcat," Mobilier & Decoration, Mar 1938, p. 99;
Jean Puiforcat: Orfevre Sculpteur, Flammarion, 1951, p. 19;
Francoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, 1986, pp. 135, 138-139;
Les Annees 30 d'Anne Bony, 1987, p. 1035;
Jean Puiforcat: Orfevre Sculpteur, Flammarion, 1951, p. 19;
Francoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, 1986, pp. 135, 138-139;
Les Annees 30 d'Anne Bony, 1987, p. 1035;
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