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Fork

Fork
 1937

Medium
silver
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
© Jean Puiforcat/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silver
Measurements
1.9 × 3.2 × 20.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
punched under prongs l.l.: E (penknife) P
punched under prongs l.r.: (Mercury's head)
punched under prongs in rear l.l.: (...illeg.)
punched (vertically) in handle u.l.: JEAN PUIFORCAT PARIS 1937
Accession Number
1129-D4
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
© Jean Puiforcat/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Part of fork & spoon table setting (see acc #1130).

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