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Vermeil ice service, Puiforcat, Russian laurel pattern (circa 1870), 13 pieces

Vermeil ice service, Puiforcat, Russian laurel pattern (circa 1870), 13 pieces

Vermeil

Maitre orfèvre :Puiforcat

A very beautiful 13-piece ice cream service from the Puiforcat company, in vermeil. From the model called "Russian Laurel", circa 1870, referring to the shape and ornamentation of the handles.

This service and model are reproduced and described in the work of David Allan, Le couvert et la coutellerie de table française du XIXe siècle , p.212 & 396.

£919.00 GBP
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Description du bien

Service à glace en vermeil, Puiforcat, 1890,

Service à glace de 13 pièces en argent massif et en vermeil, réalisé par Emile Puiforcat vers 1890.
Il se sompose de 12 cuillères à glace et d’une cuillère de service.
Modèle appelé «Russe Laurier», décrit et reproduits dans l’ouvrage de David ALLAN :
Le couvert et la coutellerie de table française au XIXème siècle, p.212 & p.396.

Les manches dit «à la Russe», de style Néoclassique sont ornementés d’une lianne de fleurs de lauriers courant sur toute la longueur des tiges. Les spatules sont ornées de feuilles de lauriers de type Néoclassique. Les cuillerons sont ciselés d’un motif de branche de laurier maintenus par un délicat et discret rubans.

Maître-orfèvre : Emile Puiforcat, modèle créé vers 1870

Composition du bien

En argent massif et en vermeil, poinçon Minerve 1er titre

Etat du bien

Condition:
Micros-rayures dus au temps et à l’usage, vermeil émoussé

Poids & Dimensions

Poids & Dimensions :
Poids : 240 gr.
Longueur des cuillères : 13 cm.
Longueur de la cuillère de service : 23cm.
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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