Six knife rests manufactured by the famous Maison Christofle. Hallmark used in the period 1844-1935. The Christofle company was founded in 1830 by Charles Christofle. He supplied King Louis-Philippe, who in 1846 ordered a dinner service for the Château d'Eu. The company became famous after Emperor Napoleon III ordered a 4,000-piece service in 1851. Its titles of "Goldsmith of the King" and "Supplier of the Emperor" allowed the house to become famous and to be solicited by foreign sovereigns such as the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, the Tsar of Russia, the German Kaiser, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire. Length ca. 9.5 cm, total weight ca. 129 g.