Individual Caviar Fork

The Individual Caviar Fork is another piece that can easily be confused with a Salad or Fish Fork, however it is usually shorter by as much as a half inch or more. 

San Lorenzo by Tiffany (5 3/4 inches)


Chrysanthemum by Tiffany (5 3/4 inches)



Dunstan by Tiffany (5 7/8 inches)



Marquise by Tiffany (5 5/8 inches)

St. Dunstan by Tiffany

St. Dunstan was designed for Tiffany by Albert A. Southwick and introduced in 1909. It is a simple but elegant pattern with a square ended terminal which gently goes into a point at the top of the stem. All three points are decorated with a simple leaf like embellishment.  The stem is a continuation of the lines that surround the terminal which open onto the shoulder. Southwick also designed Winthrop for Tiffany. 

Two Piece Salad Set (9 7/8 inches)



Ice Cream Spoon (5 3/4 inches)



Individual Salad Fork (6 3/4 inches)



Solid Macaroni Server (9 1/2 inches)

Individual Caviar Knife

The Individual Caviar Knife can easily be confused with the Flat Handled Butter Spreader. And, to complicate matters, there is no consistent size, even among patterns by one manufacturer, as you can see here by the examples of Caviar Knives in Tiffany patterns. No two are the same length. 

Tiffany by Tiffany (6 1/4 inches)
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Vine-Iris by Tiffany (5 1/4 inches)



Colonial by Tiffany (7 3/4 inches)



Japanese By Tiffany (5 5/8 inches)

Oyster Forks (Part 5)

One of the neat smaller place forks in any pattern. The Oyster Fork  (not ot be confused with the cocktail fork) in each pattern tends to be a little unique. I have posted on these several times before because they are so plentiful and so interesting.

Repousse by Kirk Stieff





Lafayette by Towle



Bridal Rose by Alvin



Imperial Queen by Whiting

Overcup Tea Strainer (Part 2)

I  posted earlier on the Overcup Tea Strainer, an over the cup piece used to strain tea leaves when making a cup of cup. This is a very elaborate piece given there is a lot of area for the designers to work with.

Stieff Rose by Kirk Stieff



Romance of the Sea by Wallace (7 1/8 inches)



Old Master by Towle (7 1/8 inches)



Francis I by Reed and Barton (6 5/8 inches)

Tea Infuser Part 2

I have posted on the Tea Infuser, also referred to as the "Tea Ball Spoon" in an earlier post. This piece is used as we today use a tea bag. For those who still prefer to use loose tea, this is you utensil for a cup of hot tea.

Buttercup by Gorham (5 1/2 inches)



Fairfax by Durgin (5 5/8 inches)



Strasbourg by Gorham (5 3/4 inches)



Plymouth by Gorham (5 3/4 inches)

King George by Gorham

Gorham introduced King George in 1894. Another substantial pattern by Gorham, King George has a shell design on the end of the terminal, a palm (or grass like) design at the base of the terminal and the top of the shoulder. Nice lines follow the stem from the terminal down. 

Large Fish Fork (7 inches)



Crumb Knife (11 7/8 inches)




Fruit or Orange Spoon (5 3/4 inches)



Two Piece Salad Set (9 inches)

Henry II by Gorham

Gorham introduced Henry II in 1900. The design of the pattern is very formal and heavy with embellishment around the terminal with an area suitable for engraving. An interesting "fleur de lis" depiction tops the stem with (what looks like) a zipper design going down the stem to yet another image on the shoulder. All in all, a substantial pattern in the tradition of the house of Gorham. 

Note the good examples of the differences between a "New" hollow handle knife and an "Old" one.

Ice Cream Fork (5 1/2 inches)


(Old) Hollow Handle Knife (9 3/4 inches)




(New) Hollow Handle Knife (8 3/4 inches)






Dessert Spoon (7 3/8 inches)

Fish Serving Set (Part 2) (Part 1 1/25/12)

Cluny, English King, Alvin, Baronial-Old, Bridal Rose, Frontenac,  Imperial Chrysanthemum, Repousse,

The Fish Serving Set, that I have posted on earlier, is probably the most expensive piece(s) in any pattern, well maybe with the exception of the Crumb Knife or Crumber. They are usually exquisite examples of the patterns design.  

Stieff Rose by Kirk Stieff

Imperial Queen by Whiting

St. Cloud by Gorham

No. 10 by Dominick and Haff

One Tine Butter Picks -Part 2

I have posted on  Butter Picks in general earlier, and also on One Tine Butter Picks.Here are some fine examples of more One Tine Butter Picks, an often misunderstood piece in the silver drawer.

Milburn Rose by Westmoreland (6 1/4 inches)



Mount Vernon by Lunt (6 1/2 inches)



Bridal Rose by Alvin (6 inches)



Imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham (6 inches)