Direct from Paris, a Stunning Large 3pc. Covered Louis XVI, Antique 950 Sterling Silver Vegetable Server with Presentation Platter by the World's Premier French Silversmith - Emile Puiforcat. A Beautifully Elegant Piece, Outstanding Value for Money, Includes Two Anti-Tarnish Storage Wraps for Easy Storage, Circa 1890s - MAGNIFICENT. Privately Commissioned, Each Stunning Piece in this Spectacular Server has been Hand Crafted to the Highest of International Standards, Currently Owned by Hermes, Puiforcat has Been the World's Standard Bearer for Sterling Silver Quality and Craftsmanship for Generations, You Can't Go Wrong Buying Quality. Internationally Known Brand and Recognizable Quality, The Ultimate in Luxurious Living and The Essence of A Sophisticated Lifestyle, Puiforcat Elegance and Quality Traditionally Reserved for the French Elite, This Piece has Been Meticulously Restored to Near New Condition and NO MONOGRAMS.
This magnificent 4pc. covered vegetable sever has been meticulously restored to "LIKE NEW" condition. The 4 pieces together weight a massive 5,117 grams. The Platter measures approximately 45cm. in length, is roughly 34cm. across at its widest point and weights 1,786 grams. The covered tureen is approximately 19cm. high to the top of the lid, 34cm. in length, 22cm. across at its widest point and weights 3,331 grams. Each piece in the set, except for the removable insert which is silver plated, is stamped with the French Government’s Head of the Minerva 1 hallmark, certifying a minimum of 950 sterling silver in addition to the Emile Puiforcat sterling silver manufacturer's hallmark. The tureen and the platter are also stamped "Puiforcat Paris" on the underside.
The House of Puiforcat (now owned by Hermes) was founded in 1820 by Émile Puiforcat who worked predominantly as a cutler with his brother Pierre-Joseph-Marie Puiforcat and their maternal cousin Jean-Baptiste Fuchs at rue Chapon in the Marais district of Paris. In 1857 Émile Puiforcat along with Jean-Baptiste Fuchs registered the company’s hallmark, composed as a diamond shape centered by a pocket knife in profile, flanked by the initials E and P (for Émile Puiforcat), In 1892 Laure Emilie Puiforcat granddaughter of the firm’s founder married Louis-Victor Tabouret (son of François-Louis Tabouret). Four years later in 1902 Louis-Victor assumed management of the firm and then in 1915 he changed his surname by decree to Puiforcat-Tabouret. By the late nineteenth century Puiforcat had moved into the high end of the silver-smithing trade, gaining particular renown for creating pieces inspired by past historical masterpieces often from within the company's own collection. For generations the House of Puiforcat has maintained it's fabulous tradition of creating masterpieces in sterling silver and gold plated sterling silver (vermeil) and has been silversmiths to the Kings and Queens of Europe as well as Presidents and Emperors around the world. Today the firm, currently owned by Hermes, still maintains it's ranking as one of the best silversmiths in the world.
