Exquisite & rare antique French Puiforcat hallmarked sterling silver 4pc coffee & tea set, a gorgeous service with coffee & teapot, covered sugar & creamer and all in remarkable condition with a French Empire style pattern including quiver & torch finials! Beautiful all! The set consists of a large 40oz coffee pot, 40oz tea pot, sugar caddy and creamer just in from France. The solid and hallmarked silver finials on the three pieces feature foliage, rigors, a tech and what looks like a hunting horn perhaps. The bodies with bow, ribbon & foliate accenting, oak leaves & acorns even on the frieze style center bands. Several spots, including the finials, bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number "1" within those marks means they're all in .950 silver (95% pure so higher than the .925 standard for "sterling" silver). The coffee and tea pots both bear hallmarks for Puiforcat, maker to royalty and long lauded for only the finest of the fine. The cream and sugar have marks for Victor Boivin, Paris circa 1897. Surely a collaboration between the two prominent silversmiths. A magnificent and rare complete set, don't miss it!
Very good to excellent condition. Possibly a tiny dimple or two but, as you can see, there are no large dents, no damage or repairs to note. All in thick, heavy old French sterling silver, the total weight of the four pieces is 71.9 troy ounces or 2235 grams. See pictures for individual weights and measurements.
