123 - CARDEILHAC - CHRISTOFLE: BOKASSA’S CORONATION

CARDEILHAC - CHRISTOFLE: BOKASSA’S CORONATION A set of 950°/°° silver cutlery, “Bagatelle” model, engraved with the crown of Jean-Bedel BOKASSA and the emblem of the Central African Empire, commissioned from CHRISTOFLE for his coronation in December 1977. It consists of: - 15 forks, - 18 spoons, - 8 coffee spoons, - 2 mocha spoons, - 2 sauce spoons Minerva hallmark (pre-1972) Silversmith: “CARDEILHAC” in full, Christofle diamond-shaped hallmark, and the Legion of Honor Net weight: 3,472 g Special thanks to Caroline Radenac of Christofle, who provided us with the name of the Cardeilhac cutlery model.