Puiforcat (Hermes): 4pc. Antique French Louis XVI Sterling Silver Tea Set + Tetard Sterling Serving Tray - MINT !

p.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; } Direct from Paris:  A stunning 4pc. antique French 950 sterling silver Louis XVI tea set by France’s premier silversmith “Puiforcat”, currently owned by Hermes, in like new condition with a Tetard Freres sterling silver serving tray – circa 1890s.  The history of European decorative arts during the long nineteenth century reveals few silversmithing houses that achieved the technical mastery, aesthetic refinement, and enduring legacy of Puiforcat. Established in Paris in 1820 by Jean-Baptiste Fuchs, who subsequently adopted his mother's distinguished Puiforcat surname, the firm emerged during a transformative period in French decorative arts - one that witnessed the transition from royal workshop production to sophisticated manufactories serving an increasingly international clientele of nobility, industrialists, and c