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Me Hubert Deloute - Amiens- Compiègne

82 - CHRISTOFLE – ‘EMPIRE’ model (GRATEBOESSE).
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Estimate €20 - €30
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Description
CHRISTOFLE – ‘EMPIRE’ model (GRATEBOESSE). Silver-plated sprinkling spoon, with a shell-shaped spoon head featuring perforated detailing. Centre of the spoon bowl features a pierced rosette-shaped indentation. Neoclassical decoration comprising ribbons, foliage, palmettes, water leaves, a fillet and pine cones. The backs of the blades form a diamond shape embellished with volutes and small flowers; the interior of the diamonds features the so-called “gratteboessé” finish. Hallmarks of the silversmith’s workshop: (“CC” and scales), used between 1844 and 1935. Signatures in full: “CHRISTOFLE”. L. 20.2 cm. Produced over a period of approximately five years, between 1908 and 1913, this is a rare model in the company’s output. The technique known as ‘gratteboessé’ was intended to create a matt finish within each diamond. However, this model did not meet with 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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