Jean Puiforcat (French, 1897-1945) Art Deco silver plate "Etchea" tea service (designed 1928), three pieces, each struck to underside with maker's marks of "Puiforcat Paris" and "EP" for Emile Puiforcat, used by his grandson Jean Puiforcat between 1922-1945, the pieces circa 1937-1945, each with reeded sides, faux pearl mounts to lid, and semicircular stained rosewood handles. Teapot: 5.25: H x 9" W x 5" D. Literature: Rene Chavance, "La Richesse Inventive de Jean Puiforcat," Mobilier et Decoration, January 1938, p. 100; Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Paris, 1986, p. 135.

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