Two Pairs of Continental Silver Art Deco Style Chinese Chopsticks made by luxury goods maker Christofle Paris complete with original case and protective velvet sleeves.

Condition: Mint condition.  

Eur.265.00. Sold

Shipped to Chatsworth, Los Angeles, USA.

Christofle was founded in 1830 by Charles Christofle (1805-63). Born to a family of manufacturers specializing in precious metals, he was 15 years old when he was apprenticed to his brother-in-law Hugues Calmette, a jewelry craftsman with a small family firm. In 1830, Charles Christofle took over the family business. He registered his master’s stamp for the fabrication of gold jewelry at the Garantie de Paris in 1832. Far ahead of his time, he relied on exports, especially to South America, for the growth of his company. Just 10 years later, this enlightened man found himself at the helm of one of the largest jewelry makers in France.

To expand his business even further, Charles Christofle changed the destiny of his company by moving toward silversmithing. He acquired patents that allowed him to do industrial silver- and gold-plating with electrolysis, which had been done by hand until then. His master silversmith stamps were registered in 1845, the date of the first silver-plating factory. At the end of the 19th century, the house of Christofle began to produce silver-plated metal objects that were as beautiful and opulent as solid silver. “Le Christofle” became a generic name for silver-plated metal. Synonymous with the French art of living, Christofle became a reference for everyone from princes to the bourgeoisie.