Auction 49
AUGUST 2024 SALE OF FINE ARTS & COLLECTIBLES
By HELIOS
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Aug 31, 2024
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery # 52 New York, NY 10022 USA, United States
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Russian and European objects of vertu, porcelain, paintings and collectibles.
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LOT 49:
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT-SILVER FRENCH BEAKER
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Start price:
$
400
Estimated price :
$600 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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sales tax: 8.875%
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT-SILVER FRENCH BEAKER
With a tulip-shaped body, the rim is engraved with a floral motif.
Goldsmith: Puiforcat, 19th c.
Weight: 9 oz., 256 g.
Provenance: The Collection of William Cervera (5/31/51 - 3/15/22), New York.
Footnote: Founded in Paris in 1820 by Emile Puiforcat, the silverware company owes most of its renown to Jean Puiforcat, who established the company in the avant-garde of modern silverwork. Puiforcat began evolving towards the high-end of the silversmith’s trade in the late nineteenth century.
H: 6 3/16 in., (15.7 cm.)
Condition: Very good.
