A SILVER AND BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD TUREEN AND COVER

JEAN E. PUIFORCAT, CIRCA 1935

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A SILVER AND BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD TUREEN AND COVER
JEAN E. PUIFORCAT, CIRCA 1935
10½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide
maker's mark E P for Emile Puiforcat, stamped JEAN E. PUIFORCAT

Lot Essay

Puiforcat was responsible for designing this and accompanying tableware for the grande luxe suites for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique flagship S.S. Normandie.
cf. Arts and Decoration, June 1935.
See also: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone, September 1936, Volume 106.

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