Vente aux enchères en direct 2209Important Silver and Objects of Vertu Including the Inventory of Marks Antiques of London
Lot 52PROPERTY OF MRS. PATRICIA M. KLUGE

A FRENCH SILVER-GILT SUPPER SERVICE

MARK OF PUIFORCAT, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY

Fermé22 October 2009

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A FRENCH SILVER-GILT SUPPER SERVICE
MARK OF PUIFORCAT, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
In the Empire taste, comprising a circular stand fitted with four segmented covered dishes centering a circular dish, the borders with stylized foliage and the covers applied with seated hounds, marked on bases, covers, nuts, and finials; dishes and stand also engraved Puiforcat Paris
16½ in. (42.2 cm.) diameter; 197 oz. (6,129 gr.)

Note du spécialiste

This supper service is based on a silver-gilt service commissioned by Napoleon as an official gift to Jean Bernadotte, marshal of France and later King of Sweden. The original service was made by Biennais and was subsequently acquired by the Puiforcat Collection, now at the Louvre.

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