Silver plated ice cream spoon ideal for frozen desserts and sorbets. The shovel-shaped spoon lets you get a generous serving. One of Christofle's most historic patterns, Malmaison typifies the Empire style, with its frieze of delicate palm and lotus leaves and symmetrical design. The name is a nod to the Chateau de la Malmaison, a favored Parisian residence of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Josephine.