Plain sugar tongs in silver metal by christofle

Plain branches, without ornament. Lion's paw grip. Scratches from use. Slight deformation of the branches. Goldsmith's mark: “christofle” and cc with a scale, a bee between the plates and several stars. Master goldsmith: the christofle goldsmith house was founded in 1830 by charles christofle and still continues. Charles christofle is particularly renowned for having obtained the patent for electrolytic silvering and gilding in 1842, which made it possible to manufacture pieces in silver-plated and gilded metal with the aesthetic characteristics of solid silver. Christofle supplied, among others, king louis-philippe, emperor napoleon iii, and the tsar of russia. Its reputation is international. It distinguished itself in the production of tableware, decoration and even jewelry. Its first workshops were located in paris in 1877, others opened in saint-denis, then in normandy at the end of the 1990s and finally abroad. 64.6g / 15.5cm.

Ref. : KV8TRC94