The Albi personal lidded cheese dish was designed for use with soft cheeses, but can just as easily hold condiments, sauces, ice cream toppings or small bites like olives or nuts. There’s a notch in the sie to hold a spreader or small spoon. 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.