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A French silver beaker, Puiforcat, Paris, modern, after the model of Queen Anne d'Autriche, King Louis XIII wife

Auction Closed

October 14, 11:42 AM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A French silver beaker, Puiforcat, Paris, modern, after the model of Queen Anne d'Autriche, King Louis XIII wife


resting on a spreading foot, the spirally fluted body engraved with flowers and foliage, signed Puiforcat Paris

height 3 15⁄16in ; weight 7,5 oz.; 10 cm ; 212 gr.

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Timbale en vermeil d'après le modèle d'Anne d'Autriche, par Puiforcat, Paris, moderne


reposant sur un piédouche, le corps à côtes torses gravées de fleurs et de feuillages, signé Puiforcat Paris

height 3 15⁄16in ; weight 7,5 oz.; 10 cm ; 212 gr.

Isabelle Turquin, Paris, 2018

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Isabelle Turquin, Paris, 2018

The original beaker is now part of the Musée du Louvre collections and was before in the Victor Puiforcat collection and the Niarchos collection who offered it to the Louvre. It is still today the symbol of Puiforcat silversmith.