Christofle

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Christofle
TypeSAS
IndustryRetail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores
consumer products distribution Edit this on Wikidata
Founded1830
Founder
Headquarters9 rue Royale, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nathalie Rémy, CEO
Productssilverware
Revenue51 262 100 € in 2017
Number of employees
211 in 2017
ParentChalhoub Group
Websitewww.christofle.com

Christofle is a goldsmith and tableware company, founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle.

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, the Chalhoub family.

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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[1].
  • (fr) Christofle le maître de l'argent, Le Point, 2010 [2]

External links[]

Media related to Christofle at Wikimedia Commons


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