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Ice cream spoon, Puiforcat, solid silver & vermeil, Suffren model (circa 1904)

Ice cream spoon, Puiforcat, solid silver & vermeil, Suffren model (circa 1904)

Argent massif & vermeil

Maitre orfèvre :Emile Puiforcat

✨ Just for you, we offer these ice cream spoons from Puiforcat. Based on the Suffren model and created in the 1910s, these spoons are adorned with bay leaves on their handles. The vermeil spoons are delicately chased with floral motifs. ✨ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

 

Ice cream spoon from the Puiforcat company in solid silver and vermeil.

In the Louis XV style, the handles are decorated with laurel leaves around the edge of the spatula.

The vermeil bowl is chased with plant motifs. The combination of vermeil and solid silver inside the bowl provides a contrast that highlights the fineness of the chasing.

 

Master silversmith: Puiforcat

Condition :

Minor scratches due to age and use, dulled vermeil

Dimensions:

Weight:

Length: 19 cm.

Puiforcat Suffren model solid silver ice cream scoop

Dhs. 4,248.00 AED
Dhs. 4,248.00 AED
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Description du bien

Service de 10 cuillères à glace de la maison Puiforcat en argent massif et en vermeil.
De style Louis XV, les manches sont ornés de feuilles de lauriers sur le pourtour de la spatule.
Les cuillerons sont vermeillés et ciselés de motifs végétaux. L'alliance du vermeil et de l'argent massif à l'intérieur du cuilleron prodiguent un contraste mettant en lumière la finesse de la ciselure.

Composition du bien

En argent massif, poinçon Minerve 1er titre et poinçon de l'orfèvre à l'intérieur du cuilleron.

Poinçon Minerve 1er titre = argent 925
Le vermeil est une fine couche d'or appliqué sur de l'argent massif.

Etat du bien

Condition :
Micros-rayures dues au temps et à l'usage, vermeil émoussé

Poids & Dimensions

Poids & Dimensions :
Poids : 199 gr.
Longueur : 19 cm.
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Materials

  • Vermeil:

Vermeil is a thin layer of gold applied to sterling silver.
Clad silver
Clad silver is a shell of sterling silver ‘clad’ with another material such as wax or resin. Widely used during the 20th century, it was often moulded and decorated with patterns.

  • Silver-plated metal


Silver-plated metal is a goldsmithing technique that involves applying a layer of silver to base metal.

  • The Minerva head hallmark


The Minerva head hallmark was introduced on 9 May 1838. It is used to mark silver items manufactured in France that have been tested using the wet method and recognised as being 950 thousandths (1st grade) or 800 thousandths (2nd grade) silver.
Minerva hallmark 1st fineness = 950 silver
Minerva hallmark 2nd fineness = 800 silver

  • The Boar's Head hallmark


Boar's Head hallmark = Hallmark used between 1838 and 1973 for small silver items

  • The Michelangelo Hallmark

The Michelangelo hallmark was stamped by the Paris Bureau on silver items recognised as 1st title (950 thousandths); introduced on 16 August 1819, it was abolished on 9 May 1838.
Michelangelo hallmark = 950 silver

  • The Raphael head hallmark


The Raphael head hallmark was stamped by the Paris Assay Office on silver items recognised as 2nd title (800 thousandths); introduced on 16 August 1819, it was abolished on 9 May 1838.
Raphael's head hallmark = 800 silver

  • The Facial Mask Hallmark


Facial mask hallmark = medium guarantee hallmark stamped on medium-sized silver items

Maintenance

No dishwasher, hand wash only