MARK OF ORFEVRERIE CHRISTOFLE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900

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A FRENCH SILVER ART NOUVEAU CRUMB SCOOP AND TRAY
MARK OF ORFEVRERIE CHRISTOFLE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
The scroll design crumb scoop with silver covered wood handle, the handle of the tray pierced with a bird and scroll motifs - the tray 8½in. (21.5cm.) wide, 16.5oz. gross. (2)

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

A bread basket with simliar openwork handles is illustrated in Annelies Krekel-Aalberse, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver, page 58, number
56.

Orfevrerie Christofle was founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle, the founder of the French silver-plate industry.

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