1 CHRISTOFLE DUCK PRESS in silver-plated metal Stylized wheel system with two handles Goldsmith's hallmark Height 43, Width 29, Depth 17 cm. On wooden base Provenance: Hôtel HILTON Paris 18 avenue de Suffren 75015 Paris Still offered in the Christofle catalog, the duck press is a piece of haute orfèvrerie, created to order, requiring over 150 hours of work. It's an object of quality, typical of the hotel industry for making the duck au sang, which the restaurant "La Tour d'Argent" in Paris has made a specialty of.

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