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Charles christofle silver marks.
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Christofle is a french manufacturer of fine silver flatware and other home accessories.
Charles christofle used a series of unique markings in order to identify his products to the world.
The company was founded in 1830 when charles christofle then a popular jeweler expanded his line to include silver picture frames porcelain dinnerware crystal vases and hollowware a variety of designers and artists helped to create christofle s pieces included famed parisian silversmith antoine.
Throughout its history to identify particular collections maison christofle has used other hallmarks including a rooster for the gallia collection and a cat s head for silver and gilded pieces.
Early marks include the initials g and c with a pair of scales in the middle.
Founded 1850 reorganized as alfenide in 1853 with charles christofle as a major shareholder.
Charles christofle used a series of unique markings in order to identify his products to the world.
However this mark has varied with time so an experienced antique silver buyer is sometimes needed to identify exactly what the mark means.
Tony bouilhet had married carla borletti 1907 1992 of a wealthy milanese industrialist family the borlettis provided needed capital by becoming major shareholders when chistofle incorporated in 1930.
Hamilton inches from 1870 edinburgh scotland uk.
After christofle had broken its relations with halphen company in 1867 which was guided by charles halphen s widow the latter started to produce high quality silver plated cutlery under their own marks.
Charles christofle was the first maker to introduce french made electroplated silver to the market.
Later silver markings included the word gallia above a.
The christofle mark varies over time.
Rosine bouilhet christofle and the great grandnephew of the founder charles christofle.
He bought the rights to the electroplating process from the birmingham manufacturers george and richard elkington.
However this mark has varied with time so an experienced antique silver buyer is sometimes needed to identify exactly what the mark means.
1876 c 1884 holloware baltimore md usa.
Since 1935 the manufacturer s mark has been represented by an illustration of the knight from chess surrounded by the initials oc.
Tony was the great grandson of mme.
On each side of the balance is a capital c and the two letters stand for charles christofle.