Tea service by Jean Puiforcat
Art Deco in silver: gleaming cylinders and spheres with handles of rosewood or crystal.
Puiforcat exhibited at the 1925 Paris exhibition and became one of the leading Art Deco silversmiths. He also played ice hockey for France at the Olympics. Examples are in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Metropolitan Museum.
Materials: Silver, rosewood or crystal
Manufacture: Raised and spun silver, highly polished; handles turned from fine wood or cut crystal.
The pure geometric bodies without ornament, reflecting the room.
The contrast between bright silver and warm dark wood.