Jean Puiforcat

"Bayonne" flatware service

1924-1973
Sterling silver, stainless steel.
Largest utensil: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Executed by Puiforcat, Paris. Each impressed with goldsmith's hallmark EP and the Minerva guarantee hallmark. Knife blades further impressed Jean E. Puiforcat. Comprising 24 dinner forks, 24 dinner knives, 12 soup spoons, 12 forks, 12 fish knives, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, 10 paring knives, 6 butter knives, 1 cheese knife, 2 fish servers, 12 oyster forks, 2 sauce spoons, 2 pastry knives, 4 dessert knives, 12 mocha spoons, 2 salad servers, 4 hors-d'oeuvre servers (total 165).

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000

Sold for $65,000

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Design Day

New York Auction 13 December 2018

101
Max Ingrand
Illuminated mirror, model no. 1657
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
102
Venini
Pair of wall lights, model no. 802.5
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
103
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
104
Angelo Lelii
Rare ceiling light, model no. 12776
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $112,500
105
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
106
Gio Ponti
Corner sofa
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
107
Stilnovo
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,750
108
Arteluce
Pair of illuminated coat racks
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
109
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $40,000
110
Mario Quarti
Dining table and eight chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
111
Ico Parisi
Pair of armchairs, model no. 869
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
112
Ico Parisi
Sofa, model no. 869
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
113
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1811
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
114
Gio Ponti
Set of six garden chairs and one armchair
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,875
115
Piero Fornasetti
"Belle di notte" writing table
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
116
Flavio Poli
Set of four wall lights
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $27,500
117
Piero Fornasetti
Two occasional tables
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
118
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
119
Stilnovo
Set of three ceiling lights
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,000
120
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
121
Ico Parisi
Pair of wall-mounted console tables
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
122
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
123
Angelo Lelii
Wall light, model no. 12738
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,000
124
Jean Prouvé
S.C.A.L. bed, model no. 450
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
125
Jacques Quinet
Table lamp
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,625
126
Jean Prouvé
"Semi-metal" chair, model no. 305
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,625
127
Jean Prouvé
"Semi-metal" chair, model no. 305
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,375
128
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Easy" armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-29-A
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
129
Jean Prouvé
"Cité" bed, model no. 10
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
130
Jean Prouvé
"Dactylo" pivoting chair, model no. CD 11
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
131
Jean Prouvé
Wardrobe, model no. AP 11
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
132
Pierre Jeanneret
Desk and chair, model no. PJ-SI-54-A
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
133
Mathieu Matégot
"Perfo-lux" floor light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,875
134
Denise Gatard
Table lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,250
135
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Committee" armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
136
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Advocate and Press" armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A
Estimate $45,000 - 55,000
137
Mado Jolain
Vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
138
Mado Jolain
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
139
Pierre Jeanneret
"Public bench," model no. PJ-SI-37-B
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
Sold for $40,000
140
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of eight "Committee" armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
141
Georges Jouve
Large mirror
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
142
Jean Miotte
"Muse" table lamp
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $37,500
143
Jean Royère
Corner coat rack
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
144
Line Vautrin
"Gerbera" mirror
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
145
Jean Royère
Daybed
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,250
146
Jean Royère
“Trèfle” coffee table
Estimate $45,000 - 65,000
147
Jean Royère
Door handles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $25,000
148
Jean Royère
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
149
Jean Royère
"Croisillon" daybed
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,500
150
Ado Chale
“Goutte d’eau” dining table
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
151
Robert Cloutier and Jean Cloutier
"Tête d'homme-porte-pipe"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
152
John Dickinson
Pair of "Africa" tables
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
153
Marc du Plantier
Cabinet
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
Sold for $87,500
154
Paavo Tynell
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $125,000
155
Märta Blomstedt
Pair of armchairs, designed for the Hotel Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,000
156
Børge Mogensen
Pair of "Spanish" chairs
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,875
157
Alvar Aalto
Pair of rare extendable "L-leg" tables
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,250
158
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Two sets of door handles, from the National Broadcasting Building, Copenhagen
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,250
159
Carl Malmsten
"Berlin" sofa
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,625
160
Sueharu Fukami
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $17,500
161
Taizo Kuroda
Untitled 30 (Cracked Bowl)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
162
Taizo Kuroda
Untitled 13 (Mei Ping) and Untitled 22 (Mei Ping)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
163
Roseline Delisle
"Quadruple 1"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $15,000
164
Roseline Delisle
"Quadruple 10"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $10,625
165
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Liana" bookshelf
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
166
Judy Kensley McKie and Jonathan Bonner
"Arizona #2" table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,500
167
Judy Kensley McKie
Unique "Lizard Cabinet"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
168
Wendell Castle
Unique "You'll Have to Wait..." bench
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
169
Wendell Castle
Unique "Handy Man" bench
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
170
Alessandro Mendini
"Poltrona di Proust" armchair
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
171
Adrian Saxe
"Squash" teapot
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
172
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
"Roc" bench
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
173
Howard Meister
"Learning Her Lie" chair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
174
Steven Holl
Unique "Score" carpet from the Stretto House, Dallas, Texas
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
175
Steven Holl
Table from the Stretto House, Dallas, Texas
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
176
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Unique low table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
177
Donald Judd
Single Daybed 32
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,500
178
Ken Price
"Gila" cup
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
179
Oscar Niemeyer
Ottoman
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $1,875
180
Oscar Niemeyer
Pair of lounge chairs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
181
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Prototype “Labirinto” bookshelf
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
182
Anne-Mette Jensen and Morten Ernst
"Waves" sofa, model no. EJ 142
Estimate $14,000 - 18,000
183
Lisa Johansson-Pape
Pair of table lamps
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
184
Sam Maloof
Low back settee
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
185
Sam Maloof
Low back side chair
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
186
Ronald Hayes Pearson
"Vision" flatware service
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,625
187
Comte
Rare children’s settee and pair of armchairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
188
A. Durenne
Jardinière
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $4,000
189
Jean-Michel Frank
Ceiling light
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
190
Clément Massier
Monumental jardinière
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
191
Paul Frankl
Desk
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,000
192
Jean Mayodon
Pair of large urns
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
193
Ingrid Donat
"Table Basse Or Tout Bronze (Grand Modèle)"
Estimate $45,000 - 65,000
Sold for $106,250
194
Ingrid Donat
Unique "Table Basse Or Tout Bronze Pieds Doubles"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
195
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Bed, model no. 894b NR
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
196
Jean Puiforcat
Rare table clock
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $18,750
197
Jean Puiforcat
"Bayonne" flatware service
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $65,000
198
Pierre Chareau
Side table, model no. SN3
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
199
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wall light, from the Avery Coonley House, Riverside, Illinois
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
200
Claire Cormier-Fauvel
Set of four "Cherry Blossom" sconces
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $27,500
201
Jean Royère
"Tour Eiffel" console table
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $52,500
202
Claire Cormier-Fauvel
"Cherry Blossom" mirror
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,500
203
Martin Szekely
"P.P.C." console table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
204
Hervé van der Straeten
"Lustre à Facettes," no. 283
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,000
205
Kim Moltzer
Set of ten "Bamboo" wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
206
Hervé van der Straeten
Lustre mobile, no. 227
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
207
Hervé van der Straeten
Unique "Buble Gum" table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
208
Richard Jensen and Kjaerulff Rasmussen
Set of eight dining chairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $20,000
209
Maarten Baas
Set of five "Clay" children's chairs
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $18,750
210
Martin Szekely
"L.D." side table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,625
211
Martin Szekely
"L.D." side table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,250
212
Martin Szekely
"G.V." side table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,375
213
Hervé van der Straeten
Pair of "Tabouret capsules," no. 216
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
214
Fedora Design
Unique "Flowers" carpet
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,500

Design Day

New York Auction 13 December 2018

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Jean Puiforcat

"Bayonne" flatware service

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