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six silverplated knives are lined up in a row on a gray surfacean open book sitting on top of a white table next to a white walla box that has a set of silverware in ita knife with a silver handle sitting on top of a tablean old silverware knife with a decorative design on the handlea knife that is sitting on top of a tablean antique silver plated knife on a gray surfacea silver spoon with a silver handle on a table
Me Hubert Deloute - Amiens- Compiègne

88 - CHRISTOFLE – ‘EMPIRE’ model (GRATEBOESSE).
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Estimate €180 - €200
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Description
CHRISTOFLE – ‘EMPIRE’ model (GRATEBOESSE). Set of silver-plated table knives (12 pieces). Handles feature a neoclassical decoration of palmettes and water leaves, ending in godrons and knobs. Includes lozenges embellished with volutes and small flowers; the interior of the lozenges features the so-called ‘gratteboessé’ finish. Hallmarks of the silversmith’s workshop: (“CC” and scales), used between 1844 and 1935. Signatures in full: “CHRISTOFLE” on the handles. Blades signed: “CHRISTOFLE A PARIS”. Shows signs of wear (blackened blades, wear and tear) In a case (shows signs of wear). Case dimensions: 3.5 cm. Length: 26.5 cm. P: 28.5 cm. Produced over a period of approximately five years, between 1908 and 1913, this is a rare model in the company’s catalogue. The technique known as ‘gratteboessé’ was intended to create a matt finish within each diamond. However, this model did not achieve the expected success and was therefore replaced by the ‘Malmaison’ model (which is still produced today).
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About the sale Live only: auction of silverware and goldsmith’s work, at 10.00 (lots 1 to 99) and 14.00 (lots 104 to the end)
Auction location
Auction time 09/06/2026 at 10:00 AM
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