6 puiforcat richelieu silver table knives

3365 – 6 puiforcat richelieu silver table knives vintage, in good condition, these 6 table knives from maison puiforcat, richelieu model designed in the 19th century. Diamond-shaped goldsmith's hallmark with the letters ep separated by a penknife engraved in 1857 for émile puiforcat. Round handle with its stud at the end in silver hallmarked "boar's head" with a coat of arms motif of a deer's head with the profile of christ between its antlers (probably a link with saint hubert), stainless steel blade marked in full puiforcat. The whole needs to be repolished to restore its shine. Length 239 mm X 23 mm. Weight 840 g. Careful and tracked shipping. For information, the maison puiforcat founded by the fuchs and puiforcat families has existed since 1820. At the beginning of the 20th century, louis victor tabouret oriented it towards fine goldsmithing. His collection is now kept at the louvre museum in paris. His son jean puiforcat made it take a decisive turn with timeless avant-garde goldsmithing. It was bought by the hermès group in 1993. The boar's head hallmark was in use from 1838 to 1962 in paris for small works in 800/000 silver.