The Limoges porcelain demitasse cup and saucer with platinum rims in the Albi pattern add refinement and elegance to beverage service. Perfectly sized for espresso or Turkish coffee and pairs well with the sugar bowl, creamer, coffeepot and teapot. The Albi line, created in 1968, takes its inspiration from a French town located between Toulouse and Bordeaux and its famous cathedral known for its remarkable architecture, clean straight lines and single nave.
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Having become famous, Maison Christofle was solicited by foreign sovereigns such as Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, the Tsar of Russia, Germany of the Kaiser, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire.