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MARK OF PUIFORCAT, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
Details
A SET OF TWENTY-FOUR FRENCH SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL BUTTER-KNIVES
MARK OF PUIFORCAT, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
The cannon handles engraved with scrolls and strapwork and with tortoiseshell blades, engraved with an initial 'M' below a Royal Princess' coronet, marked near blade, contained in a fitted red leather case, labelled 'PUIFORCAT ORFÉVRE PARIS', the cover applied with a brass plaque engraved with an initial 'M' below a Royal Princess' coronet
the case 14 in. (35.7 cm.) wide
The initial is that of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. (24)
MARK OF PUIFORCAT, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
The cannon handles engraved with scrolls and strapwork and with tortoiseshell blades, engraved with an initial 'M' below a Royal Princess' coronet, marked near blade, contained in a fitted red leather case, labelled 'PUIFORCAT ORFÉVRE PARIS', the cover applied with a brass plaque engraved with an initial 'M' below a Royal Princess' coronet
the case 14 in. (35.7 cm.) wide
The initial is that of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. (24)
Provenance
Regularly used on the table in the Dining Room of the Private Apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.