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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ola402, post: 8332331, member: 182&quot;]Its mystique is that it is Beautiful! Not necessarily the patterns (which can be a little boring), but the Quality is Excellent with a capital E!&nbsp;&nbsp; IMO, you have&nbsp; to touch it, it&#039;s like no other.&nbsp; Totally smooth and flawless.&nbsp; People who don&#039;t know about Christofle usually assume it&#039;s sterling because the silverplate items are marked also.&nbsp; In the auction where i bought these little spoons, the auctioneer knew it was plated and advertised it as such.&nbsp; So, the large set only brought about $350.&nbsp; That buyer should be very happy (if it&#039;s a reseller).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt you&#039;ll find it in thrifts and antique malls.&nbsp; It&#039;s French made and at least here in central Ohio, not that many people know about it.&nbsp; In the last 20 years I found Christofle only once.&nbsp; Most of the silver buyers know about it so it&#039;s never cheap.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason much silverplate flatware brings so little money is that it&#039;s worn out in one maybe two person&#039;s lifetime.&nbsp; You see plate loss, heal rubs, etc.&nbsp; And people treat it poorly because it&#039;s plated.&nbsp; Not much can survive a trip through a child&#039;s sand box.&nbsp; Christofle plate holds up.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what their manufacturing process is, but the product lasts.&nbsp; The one time I saw it here, the person purchased it abroad.&nbsp; It was a court ordered sale for a guy who went to jail for defrauding/embezzling from his wealthy employer.&nbsp; You can afford to buy the highest quality when it isn&#039;t your money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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