Tea Caddy Spoon

A Tea Caddy Spoon was designed to get dip tea leaves from a box of tea (the "caddy"). Most of the bowls are round and may have a shell or scallop design. Rarely you will find Tea Caddy Spoons with piercings. They are designed to dip the annoying loose tea leaves from one's cup of tea.

(Shown in Vine by Tiffany)

(Olympian by Tiffany 4 3/8 inches)

Almond Scoop

The Almond Scoop is a very small piece, some only 4 5/8 inches in length, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Most patterns have a wide circular bowl with ornate piercings. A truly beautiful piece. Used to scoop and serve almonds.

(Shown in Bacchante by Watson 6 inches)

(Shown in Flora by Shiebler 6 inches)

(Shown in Olympia by Watson 6 inches)

(Shown in Lily by Watson 4 5/8 inches)

Pastry Server

The Pastry Server was used to move a piece of pastry to your plate. Then you would use a small Pastry Fork to eat the pastry. (In the event a pastry fork is not available, a salad fork will do nicely.)

(Pastry Fork shown in Buttercup by Gorham 5 3/4 inches)

(Pastry Fork shown in Georgian by Towle 5 3/4 inches)

Lemon Fork

Here we have a Lemon Fork well designed for piercing the thick rind of lemons. The splayed sharp tines assist in serving lemons. The number of tines varies from two to three. The helpful hostess can provide these with cocktails, seafood, or tea.

(Shown in Repousse by Kirk 4 1/2 inches)

(Shown in Valinciennes by Manchester 4 3/4 inches)

Olympian by Tiffany

The Olympian pattern designed by Tiffany is an incredibly unique work of silverware. Dr. Hood describes it best.

HISTORY OF OLYMPIAN PATTERN "Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-1905 When Dining Was an Art"

“The style is Academic Beaux-Arts. The patent application credits Edward C. Moore, but there is good reason to believe F. Antoine Heller also contributed. The pattern was first introduced at the Expositiion Universelle, Paris, 1878. Olympian is a multi-motif pattern with seventeen (17) different handle decorations depicting subjects and stories from classical mythology. The motif varies with whether a piece has a flat or hollow handle.

Each design is elaborate, and though sharply carved, can be seen to best advantage when the background is oxidized, as are all pieces offered in this listing. On the obverse of each piece, the design covers the entire handle and has an unusual horizontal orientation.

Although the concept of seventeen (17) different handle designs in one flatware service was original, the idea of depicting a finely detailed scene horizontally over the entire flatware handle just as if it were a frieze was not.”

There are lovely pieces within the pattern.

(Kidney shaped conch spoon)

(Gravy Ladle)

(Cheese Scoop)