Sugar Bowl with Lid

Jean E. Puiforcat

ca. 1922 · Silver, lapis lazuli, gold · Modern and Contemporary Art

Puiforcat's name is synonymous with Art Deco glamour; even in his day, the important French silversmith was renowned for the elegant, often mathematical simplicity of his geometric forms and the unexpected combination of flawless metalwork with brilliantly polished hardstones, semiprecious stones, or glass. This sugar bowl shows one of Puiforcat's earliest attempts to break away from the preceding generation's taste for naturalism; the only vestige is the lapis lazuli blossom acting as a knob on the lid.

Artist

Jean E. Puiforcat

Date

ca. 1922

Medium

Silver, lapis lazuli, gold

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923