241 - CHRISTOFLE

CHRISTOFLE "America" model silver plated cutlery set, including: - 12 large forks - 12 large knives (stainless steel blades) - 12 dessert knives (stainless steel blades) - 12 dessert spoons - 12 dessert forks - 12 fish knives - 12 teaspoons - 1 pair of sugar tongs - 1 small ladle - 1 salad server set including a fork and a spoon - 1 leg-of-lamb serving set consisting of a fork and a knife - 1 serving spoon and 2 serving forks - 1 large ladle - 12 large spoons - 12 fish forks In a wooden case Total: 118 pieces. (Signs of wear) Description: Designed around 1930 by Luc Lanel (1893–1965), the “America” model is one of Christofle’s Art Deco designs. Starting in 1933, Luc Lanel also designed the silverware for the ocean liner Normandie, a service comprising some 40,000 pieces for which he stylized the monogram of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle, the company introduced electrolytic silver plating to France by acquiring the patents of Elkington and Henri de Ruolz in 1842. It subsequently collaborated with designers such as Christian Fjerdingstad, Gio Ponti, and Lino Sabattini. The “America” model belongs to the same era of French silverwork as the creations of Jean Puiforcat and the Tétard Frères designs by Valéry Bizouard. It also stands alongside Ercuis’s silver plated tableware sets.