Christofle
Christofle is a goldsmith and tableware company, founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle.
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| Type | SAS |
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| 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 |
| Parent | Chalhoub Group |
| Website | www.christofle.com |
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, to Chalhoub family.
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.
- (fr) Christofle le maître de l'argent, Le Point, 2010
External links
Media related to Christofle at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- A timeline of Christofle maker's marks
- Christofle at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Christofle on Artnet
- Mobilier national (France) collections
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