Sugar Bowl
1936-1937 (made)
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This service is a faithful copy of a Puiforcat design that was first produced in 1936. The copy was made by the Birmingham manufacturer, Elkington. The design appears in the firm's pattern books, although no acknowledgement is made to the source. We do not know whether this is an unofficial copy or whether it was made under licence to Puiforcat.
Jean Puiforcat (1897-1945) was born in Paris, the son of a goldsmith. He was self-taught as a designer, although he studied sculpture under Louis Lejeune. From 1922 he worked as an independent goldsmith. He designed his own works, mainly in a geometric Art Deco style. Puiforcat was addicted to geometry and the golden section (a ratio in which the smaller section is to the larger section as the larger is to the whole). A friend of Raymond Templier, he showed at the Paris exhibitions of 1925 and 1937. At the exhibition of 1925 his silver was displayed in Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur. René Herbst published a life of Puiforcat in 1949.
Jean Puiforcat (1897-1945) was born in Paris, the son of a goldsmith. He was self-taught as a designer, although he studied sculpture under Louis Lejeune. From 1922 he worked as an independent goldsmith. He designed his own works, mainly in a geometric Art Deco style. Puiforcat was addicted to geometry and the golden section (a ratio in which the smaller section is to the larger section as the larger is to the whole). A friend of Raymond Templier, he showed at the Paris exhibitions of 1925 and 1937. At the exhibition of 1925 his silver was displayed in Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur. René Herbst published a life of Puiforcat in 1949.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt |
| Brief description | Silver, parcel-gilt, Birmingham hallmarks for 1936-7, mark of Elkington & Co., designed by Jean Puiforcat. |
| Physical description | The body of the vessel has a slightly flared cylindrical form with three horizontal ribs standing out on the sides; the interior gilt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Base: maker E & Co for Elkington and Co., anchor, sterling, date letter M (1936-7), serial no. 38020 (Birmingham hallmarks for 1936-7) |
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| Object history | Acquisition RF: 74 / 2338 Purchase - £480 - for complete set Circ. 521-524-1974 From Chiu, 10 Charlton place, Camden Passage, London.N1 Part of a tea service. This service is a faithful copy by the Birmingham manufacturer, Elkington of a Puiforcat design first produced in 1936. The design appears in the Elkington pattern books although no acknowledgement is made to the source. There is no evidence to suggest whether this is an unofficial copy or whether it was made under licence to Puiforcat. |
| Summary | This service is a faithful copy of a Puiforcat design that was first produced in 1936. The copy was made by the Birmingham manufacturer, Elkington. The design appears in the firm's pattern books, although no acknowledgement is made to the source. We do not know whether this is an unofficial copy or whether it was made under licence to Puiforcat. Jean Puiforcat (1897-1945) was born in Paris, the son of a goldsmith. He was self-taught as a designer, although he studied sculpture under Louis Lejeune. From 1922 he worked as an independent goldsmith. He designed his own works, mainly in a geometric Art Deco style. Puiforcat was addicted to geometry and the golden section (a ratio in which the smaller section is to the larger section as the larger is to the whole). A friend of Raymond Templier, he showed at the Paris exhibitions of 1925 and 1937. At the exhibition of 1925 his silver was displayed in Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur. René Herbst published a life of Puiforcat in 1949. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.524-1974 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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