Eli Bleu and Jean Puiforcat, Stingray Sterling & Rosewood Cigar Humidor, 1980s

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Eli Bleu and Jean Puiforcat, Stingray Sterling & Rosewood Cigar Humidor, 1980s

About the Item

Made of such sophisticated materials as stingray skin, sterling silver and rosewood, this beautiful and rare cigar humidor with hydrometer of an outstanding workmanship features a remarkably simple and elegant design by the famous French silversmith, sculptor and designer, Jean E. Puiforcat. Both, the artist and silver hallmarks stamped on one of the top silver edges of the humidor. The internal dimensions of the cigar box are: Length (Internal): 8-3/8 inches Width (Internal): 5-7/8 inches Depth (Internal): 1-15/16 inches Jean Puiforcat (1897-1945) was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia calls Puiforcat the "most important French Art Deco silversmith. Puiforcat served in World War I. After the war, he apprenticed as a silversmith and a designer. He lived in Paris and designed in the Art Deco style. His silver work had smooth surfaces and was based on the geometric series. Ivory, onyx, lapis lazuli, shagreen, gilding and rosewood were used to decorate pieces. Puiforcat left Paris and moved to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, around 1927, where in 1928 he co-founded the Union Des Artistes Modernes. He started designing tableware and by 1934 he also had designed liturgical silver. In 1941, he moved to Mexico. After his move, he began exhibiting in the United States. Andy Warhol collected Puiforcat silverware, which he acquired while visiting Paris in the 1970s. In 1988, Warhol memorabilia was sold at Sotheby's for $451,000 and a tureen with an aventurine decoration sold for $55,000. Works by Puiforcat are held in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Creator:
Jean Puiforcat (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
Style:
Other (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Other,Rosewood,Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1985
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU281937973113