Buttercup by Gorham

One of Gorham's most popular and enduring pattern's, Buttercup dates back to 1899. From a personal standpoint, I have many fond memories of meals served by my very prim and proper Aunt Kat using her Buttercup sterling  flatware.


Demitasse Spoon (4 1/8 inches)




Punch Ladle (14 1/2 inches)




Cheese Knife (7 7/8 inches)




Two Tine Butter Pick  (5 3/4 inches)

Top 50 Most Popular Sterling Flatware Patterns of the 20th Century

Based on the book, Silverware of the 20th Century, the Top 250 Patterns, the following is the list of the top 50 patterns (in alphabetical order). Two caveats here: this is silverware of the 20th century and there were some lovely patterns of the 19th century and this is the First Edition of this book, published in 1997. 

More interesting is that out of these 50 patterns, 2 are stainless (ST) and 5 are silver plate (SP), leaving 43 sterling (SS)

Any way the top 50 most popular patterns (in alphabetical order) are:

Buttercup by Gorham
Candlelight by Towle
Chantilly by Gorham
Classic Rose by Reed and Barton
Coronation by Onieda/Heirloom (SP)
Daffodil by International (SP)
Damask Rose by Onieda/Heirloom
Eternally Yours by International (SP)
Fairfax by Gorham
First Love by International (SP)
Francis I by Reed and Barton
French Provincial by Towle
Grand Baroque by Wallace
Joan of Arc by International
King Richard by Towle
Old Master by Towle
Prelude by International
Remembrance by International (SP)
Repousse by Kirk Stieff
Rondo by Gorham
Rose Point by Wallace
Royal Danish by International
Shelley by Onieda/Heirloom (ST)
Strasbourg by Gorham
Venetia by Onieda/Heirloom (ST)

Rondo by Gorham

Rondo is a very simple pattern introduce by Gorham in 1951. The design has a simple edge with a rose motif on the end of the terminal.






Infant Feeding Spoon (5 5/8 inches)



Salad Fork (6 1/2 inches)



Cake Breaker (11 inches)

Bird Fork (7 1/8 inches)