Charles Christofle founded the company that bears his name in 1830. Originally a jeweler, he bought the patents silver plating and electrolytic gilding of gold in 1842. As a goldsmith, he transformed ceremonial items and everyday objects: from jewelry to cutlery, gold smithery to sculptures, and decorative objects to tableware.

Charles Christofle, né à Paris le 25 octobre 1805 et mort à Brunoy (Essonne) le 13 décembre 1863, est un orfèvre et industriel français, fondateur de l'entreprise Christofle. Il avait commencé sa carrière en devenant à quinze ans, en 1820, apprenti chez son beau-frère le …

Christofle is a luxury French silverware 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 acquired in 2012 by one of its shareholders, the Chalhoub family's luxury group.

By the time of his death in 1863, Charles Christofle had guided his family's firm from a small jewelry workshop to an industrial leader in the field of silverware manufacture with plants in France and Germany and retail outlets throughout Europe and in North, Central & South America and the Russian & Ottoman Empires.

Follow Charles Christofle on his journey: from Goldsmith to the King and conquering the courts of Europe to expanding the brand into all corners of the world. From the 19th to the 21st century,...

Introducing Charles Christofle, founder and namesake of Maison Christofle. Dive into the inspiring story of Charles Christofle and his legacy of innovation a...

2024年7月1日 · While searching for technical innovations, Charles Christofle took out a patent for the manufacturing of metallic fabrics in 1837. He then produced silver filigree pieces and hangings, epaulettes and braids for the army.

Charles Christofle successfully conquered foreign markets : the Kaiser's Germany , the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

2024年11月17日 · From 1830 to today, the company created by Charles Christofle and transformed by his nephew Henri Bouilhet, a chemical engineer, has been the specialist of plated metal and through one thousand pieces, the show curated by Audrey Gay-Mazurel, tells the story of this very special silversmith.

Christofle was founded by Charles Christofle (1805-1863), who bought the patent for gilding and silvering by electrolysis from the English company Elkington & Co. and the Frenchman Henri de Ruolz in 1842.