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Silver-plated Set of 2 Knife Rests Pelican/Swan
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Originally from a collection of twelve pieces, this set features two animals with stylized and elongated lines: a pelican and a swan, through the vision of an artist, Eugene Volynkine, a sculptor of Ukrainian origin lived in Paris. Known for his very angular animal representations, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1928​.
Christofle buys the patents for silver plating and gilding by electrolysis which gave birth to silver metal in France. He becomes a goldsmith.