Teapot
Designer Jean E. Puiforcat French
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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 hard stones, semiprecious stones, or glass. This teapot 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. The lapis lazuli on this teapot is decorative as well as practical, adding to the insulating effect of the ivory spacer that separates the handle from the heat of the teapot; the hard-stone handle remains naturally cool to the touch.
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