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Created by Maison Christofle in 1993, Haute Orfèvrerie designates the silversmith's high-end collection and its dedicated workshop. The Haute Orfèvrerie sculptures are hand-made in Silver Sterling and limited editions.
The collection offers contemporary creations or reissuing of emblematic artifacts of the Maison. These exceptional items, through their design, dimensions, or specifications, are identified in the goldsmith's production by a vintage stamp, indicating the year of their manufacture.
Made to order, each item is uniquely numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
The Haute Orfèvrerie workshop is a repository of traditional goldsmithing techniques, such as hammer work, spinning, embossing, setting and polishing. The place has its own tools. Some belong to the silversmith who made them himself, others are transfered from generation to generation.
This workshop has two Meilleur Ouvrier de France in goldsmithing.
The Haute Orfèvrerie workshop is also a laboratory for technical experimentation. It is in this workshop that the models are developed. The model allows to apprehend the material reality of the item. It also determines the techniques and tools that are necessary for its realization. Today, depending on the case, Maison Christofle produces models using traditional techniques, or uses contemporary techniques such as scanning, modeling and 3D printing.
Contemporary techniques or traditional know-how, Haute Orfèvrerie's items are always highly desirable.
To create these exceptional pieces from our recent THE FLOWING DRAGON collection, for example, the artist Zheng Lu presents an exceptional masterpiece of artisanal craftsmanship and cultural exchange in an elegantly intricate silhouette of a flowing dragon, the artwork is a testament to the pursuit of perfection. The Flowing Dragon continues the tradition of the Christofle Haute Orfèvrerie collection in presenting an elegant and exceptional aesthetic with exceptional craftsmanship.
The dragon stands as one of the most significant and recognizable symbols in Chinese culture, embodying the essence of Eastern civilizations. By combining the two subjects of water and the dragon, Zheng Lu's creation showcases an interplay between the tangible elegance of form and intangible cultural references, metaphorically expressing the essence of the two-river civilization.
All the expertise of Christofle's workshops comes together to create these 32 pieces in mirror-polished sterling silver, and the vermeil crowns adorning the two Queens and the two Kings.
Following the art of adorning your table, Christofle and Elliott Barnes collaborate on three exclusive pieces including a vasque, a Champagne bucket, and a saber, the ultimate joyful object used to open a bottle of Champagne.
Continuing our collection of animal sculptures, Christofle offers a smaller version of magnificent sterling silver animals.
In Chinese astrology, the signs are symbolized by animals. The rabbit represents intelligence, longevity and hopefulness. It is a responsible, agile and pleasant animal.
In honor of 2023 Chinese new year, Christofle proposes three sterling silver small rabbits.
Its character is illustrated sitting, standing and running, showing its great agility.
SITTING RABBIT
STANDING RABBIT
AGILE RABBIT
They are designed by Jean-François GAMBINO whom collaborated with Christofle in 2016.
A symbol of loyalty, strength, and inner peace, the bear is an animal respected by all cultures.
Represented in sterling silver, the sculpture shows the bear in all it’s grace and tranquility.
It is also designed by famous artist Jean-François GAMBINO.
Christofle renews its collaboration with the sculptor Allison Hawkes and enriches its animal collection of Haute Orfèvrerie with the Tiger small size.
The tiger, a symbol of power, has been represented by the artist in a seated position on an Emperador marble base.
Its finish, combining patina and mirror polish, perfectly highlights the coat and the powerful musculature of the animal. The sense of detail brought by the Master Goldsmiths makes this piece an exceptional sculpture.
THE DEDICATED BOX
Each sterling silver Small Haute Orfèvrerie has it's own protective case, setting the scene for these exceptional pieces.
They are packaged in a black Haute Orfèvrerie box lined with anti-tarnish fabric and come with silversmith's gloves.
Each sterling silver sculpture is unique, and a limited edition of only 99 units.
Made in France, every object comes signed, numbered and with a certificate of authenticity.
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THE HALLMARKS
The pieces of Haute Orfèvrerie are marked with 3 hallmarks.
Since 1838, the guarantee coin, also known as the title coin, which guaranteed the use of money, has had a minnow's head.
This master stamp, also known as the maker's or silversmith's stamp, is unique to each silversmith and has been used since 1935 to secure silver coins.
This mark, which is unique to Christofle, is placed only on the pieces of fine silverware and indicates the year of manufacture, since 1993. It allows the pieces to be dated.
It is presented in the form of an exchange with a letter indicating the century (B for the twentieth and C for the twenty-first century) surrounded by two numbers indicating the year.
In the world of contemporary sculpture, the name Zheng Lu resonates as a true visionary
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An exceptional chess set created in its French Haute Orfèvrerie workshops
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Our unique sterling silver Champagne bucket was designed to hold one bottle.
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A 60 hour process at our Haute Orfevrerie to create this unique piece.
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Our unique sterling silver Champagne vasque was designed to hold two bottles.
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