1849 Chris Christofle

[SIPridgeDIG]

Now that's some sexy patina! Coins and military memorabilia are awesome, but to me, an old well used/much needed personable item that tells a story is just as good.

**1849 Chris Christofle serving fork**

 

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[creskol]

Now that's some sexy patina! Coins and military memorabilia are awesome, but to me, an old well used/much needed personable item that tells a story is just as good.

**1849 Chris Christofle serving fork**

I agree! Neat find!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice.

 

[pepperj]

Nice looking fork and great ID on it.
What was the link you used for the information on the fork.
It was a good read.

 

[Almy]

Yes, just think of the hands that held it and the mouths that it fed! It's nice to be able to ID it. Most of the dinnerware I have found is just a piece and unidentifiable.

 

[SIPridgeDIG]

Nice looking fork and great ID on it.
What was the link you used for the information on the fork.
It was a good read.

Thanks pep, here's the link https://www.silvercollection.it/ASCASCHRISTOFLEMARKS.html

 

[SIPridgeDIG]

Yes, just think of the hands that held it and the mouths that it fed! It's nice to be able to ID it. Most of the dinnerware I have found is just a piece and unidentifiable.

Almy thanks and that's prob my favorite part of this hobby is putting the story together. Items that date to an early land claim that u can put a family name to. Finding other relics from the time period of that Homesite. You can almost put yourself back in time and picture how their lives were back then.

 

[Digger RJ]

Now that's some sexy patina! Coins and military memorabilia are awesome, but to me, an old well used/much needed personable item that tells a story is just as good.

**1849 Chris Christofle serving fork**

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[tamrock]

That's a very high end name in flatware. I'll buy any piece of Christofle that finds its way to a thrift store, because I can almost always get at least 10 times more than thrift store prices out of it if I was to go put it up for sale on ebay.

 

[SIPridgeDIG]

That's a very high end name in flatware. I'll buy any piece of Christofle that finds its way to a thrift store, because I can almost always get at least 10 times more than thrift store prices out of it if I was to go put it up for sale on ebay.

@tamrock that is interesting to know. I know he was one of the earliest legit silver smiths i believe