Art deco cutlery set Alfenide 84 Christofle cutlery carl 61 pieces

Model drawn by luc lanel (photographed in the book of d. Forest dedicated to him p 31), see last photo. Punch "84" and "alfenide" As well as the goldsmith christofle's square-shaped jumper punch as well as the initials oc. Alfénide. Also called white metal, is a metal alloy imitating silver that the halphen brothers. The name is derived from the name of the inventors charles halphen - french brothers, chemists and goldsmiths in the 19th century and suffix -ide. The alfénide factory was bought in 1880 by christofle and named "gallia goldsmiths". We all sell the lot. There are custom scratch pickups, we did not do any extensive cleaning. The box is quite damaged, skinned... It opens on two floors. The support inside to store the cutlery comes off, there is duct tape. 12 forks: length 20.5cm. 12 large knives: length 24.5. 12 small dessert knives: length 19.5. 12 tablespoons: length 20.5cm. 12 teaspoons: 14cm length. 1 ladle: length 32.5cm, diameter 9cm. Box dimensions. Height: 12 cm. Length: 39cm. Width: 30cm.