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French Art Deco icon Jean Puiforcat – a short time in Mexico

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The beginning of World War II saw a number of European designers head for Mexico. French silver artist Jean Puiforcat, one of the 20th Century’s finest designers of silver hollowware, was among them. Puiforcat spent the war years in Mexico, … Continue reading →

Vintage Mexican silverware at April auction

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The April 8-10 auction by Eldred’s includes three lots of vintage Mexican silverware. Lot 760 is a Maciel hand-hammered pitcher, estimated at $ 500 – $700: “MEXICAN HAND-HAMMERED SILVER PITCHER BY MACIEL In melon-form with applied leaf handle. Marked Maciel … Continue reading →