Twelve small spoons Christofle model Delafosse silver metal

Box containing twelve spoons christofle model delafosse in silver metal. Louis XVI style. Decorated with garlands of leaves. Box in good condition and stamped christofle. Goldsmith's punch: "christofle" in a cartridge and the christofle punch consisting of the letters cc surrounding a scale and four stars. Master goldsmith: christofle house. The christofle silversmith's house was founded in 1830 by charles christofle and continues to this life. Charles christofle is best known for obtaining the patent for electrolytic silver and gilding in 1842, which allows silver and gold metal to be made with the aesthetic characteristics of solid silver. Christofle supplied among others king louis-philippe, emperor napoleon iii, the tsar of russia. His reputation is international. It is distinguished in the production of tableware, decoration and jewellery. His first workshops were located in paris, in 1877, others opened in saint-denis, then in normandy in the late 1990s and finally abroad.

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