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Christofle is a goldsmith and tableware company, founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle. The company is known for having introduced electrolytic gilding and silver plating in France in 1842. The company was bought in 2012 by one of its shareholders, the luxury group: Chalhoub family. |
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'''Christofle''' is a manufacturer of fine silver flatware and home accessories based in [[France]]. It was founded in 1830 when jeweler Charles Christofle assumed management of a jewelry workshop belonging to his wife's family. Among Christofle's product lines are silver picture frames, crystal vases and glassware, porcelain dinnerware, and silver jewelry and [[holloware]].<ref>[http://artist.christies.com/_-15940.aspx Christies Christofle]</ref> |
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Artists and designers such as the Parisian silversmith Antoine Perrin, [[Man Ray]], [[Jean Cocteau]], [[Gio Ponti]], [[Andrée Putman]], [[Martin Szekely]], [[Ito Morabito|Ito Morabito (Ora-Ïto)]], [[Xiao Hui Wang]] and [[Richard Hutten]] are among those whose creations have been made by Christofle. |
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<ref>[http://www.925-1000.com/a_christofle.html Online Encyclopedia of Siver Marks, Hallmarks and Makers'Marks, Christofle; An Historical Outline]</ref> |
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In 1951 the Christofle company agreed with Ernest Cardeilhac to purchase the Cardeilhac tools and patterns. During the First Empire, Antoine Cardeilhac was a well-known silversmith in Paris.<ref>[http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christofle-Sterling-925-Coquille-entire-piece-sterling-Pie-Cake-Server-101-2-/300733905875?pt=Antiques_Silver&hash=item4605233bd3#ht_500wt_1204 E.Bay]</ref> Christofle remains under the control and ownership of the Christofle family, the current generation being represented by Maurizio Borletti. Christofle was publicly traded until 1998 when Borletti and others took the firm private.<ref>[http://www.diplomat.com.tr/sayilar/s20/yazilar/s20-17.htm Diplomat, Christofle; A legend revisited, June 2006]</ref> |
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Christofle manufactures their products in France and in [[Brazil]], and they are sold worldwide through 75 Pavillon Christofle retail stores and also through 400 department stores and specialty shops. |
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==See also== |
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| Company type | SAS |
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| Industry | consumer products distribution retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores  |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Founder | Charles Christofle |
| Headquarters | 9 rue Royale, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nathalie Rémy, CEO |
| Products | silverware |
| Revenue | 51 262 100 € in 2017 |
Number of employees | 211 in 2017 |
| Website | www.christofle.com |
Christofle is a goldsmith and tableware company, founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle. The company is known for having introduced electrolytic gilding and silver plating in France in 1842. The company was bought in 2012 by one of its shareholders, the luxury group: Chalhoub family.
See also
The Musée Bouilhet-Christofle is a private museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
References
Bibliography
- Style on a Silver Platter, India Today, 2/28/08
- Rosenberg, David (2006). Christofle. Perseus Distribution Services. ISBN 9782843236570.
- de Ferrière Le Vayer, Marc (1995). Christofle, Deux siècles d'aventure industrielle, 1793-1993 (in French). Le Monde éditions, Silver industry. p. 456. ISBN 9782878991055.
- The History of Silver, Claude Blair, Ballantine Publishing Group, 1987
- Modern Art of Metalwork: Brohan-Museum Collection VI, Berlin, 2001
- (fr) Des cheminées dans la plaine: cent ans d'industrie à Saint-Denis, autour de Christofle (1830-1930), creaphis editions, 1998 - 203 pages, ISBN 9782907150859[1].
- (fr) Christofle le maître de l'argent, Le Point, 2010 [2]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christofle.
- Official Christofle website
- A timeline of Christofle maker's marks
- Christofle at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Christofle on Artnet
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