Friday, January 27, 2012

Ice Serving Spoons (Part 2)

I posted on this piece earlier, but here are more examples of the Ice Serving Spoon.





Trajan by Reed and Barton (9 inches)






Repousse by Kirk Stieff (8 3/8 inches)




Lancaster by Gorham (8 3/4 inches)





Mayflower by Kirk Stieff 






Apollo  by Knowles and Mount Vernon (7 3/4 inches)






Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Fish Serving Set

The Fish Serving Set is one of the larger serving sets found in the older patterns.The knives range from 9 to 12 inches in length, the forks range from 7 1/2 to 10 inches in length. As with most of the serving pieces, they are usually ornately decorated. Often the blade of the knife will have a waved edge.



Bridal Rose by Alvin


 Repousse by Kirk Stieff



Baronial Old by Gorham



Imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham 




Frontenac by International

Monday, January 23, 2012

Broom Corn by Tiffany

Broom Corn was designed John T. Curran and introduced by Tiffany in 1890. It is a substantial pattern (has heft) with a shield suitable for engraving on the top of the terminal and simple, yet elegant, lines that flow down the stem and gently entwine an inch or so  prior to reaching the shoulder. (On a personal note, I was thrilled to receive a piece of this for Christmas.)

Grapefruit spoon (5 3/4 inches)

 Large Jelly Spoon (7 1/8  inches)





Salad Set (10 inches)

 Salad Fork (6 3/4 inches)


Saratoga Chip Server (9 inches)