Bidspirit auction | A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVED

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.