JEAN DESPRÉS, 1954

Details

A SILVER AND VERMEIL FLATWARE SERVICE
Jean Després, 1954
comprising: ten teaspoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve dinner forks, eight dessert forks, seven butter spreaders, one serving spoon, one serving fork, one pair of salad servers, one gravy ladle, one sugar sifter, one cake slice, a pair of small salt and pepper casters, a pair of larger salt and pepper casters; together with twelve luncheon knives with stainless steel blades, seven dessert knives with stainless steel blades and one butter knife with stainless steel blade
larger caster 1¾in. (4.4cm.) high
all pieces stamped with French poinçon, most pieces also stamped with firm's mark; the cake slice and canisters further engraved J. Després
89.8 oz. (2793 gr.) (80)

Provenance

Purchased directly from Després, Paris and described on bill of sale dated 1954

Lot Essay

cf. Melissa Gabardi, Jean Després, maestro orafo tra art déco e avanguardie, 1999, p. 169 for a rendering of this flatware design.

This lot is accompanied by two original drawings illustrating this flatware pattern by Després.

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