Cellini by Gorham

Cellini is a popular pattern name in sterling silver flatware. By my count there are at least seven patterns with the name. Of course it would make sense to name a design in honor of the great 16th century Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist Benvenuto Cellini, who was also known for his poetry.

That said,  Gorham's Cellini pattern dates back to 1915. It has straight clean lines.

Fish Fork (6 inches)

Trousseau by International

A unique clean art deco pattern, International's Trousseau was designed in 1934
by Alfred G. Kintz. He also designed International patterns Empress (1932) and  Wedgewood  (1924) and co-designed Springtime (1935).



Cold Meat Serving Fork (9 inches)






Pie Server (10 inches)




Round (Gumbo) Soup Spoon (7 1/4 inches) 

Kings I by Gorham

It is said that the devil is in the details. And often those details are very subtle. In preparing to post on Kings I by Gorham, I had to revisit earlier posts on  Kings II by Gorham  and Kings III by Gorham/Caldwell . In fact the subtlety can get down right confusing. Let's review. 

Kings II by Gorham (1885)

 

Kings III by Gorham (1885)



And, then the pattern I am posting on today: Kings I by Gorham (1875)




In looking at Kings I you see that it is the oldest and by far the simplest of the three. Of all the patterns I have seen, I do not recall seeing three patterns like this that have such similar, yet small changes. 




Fork (7 1/2 inches)