Friday, September 15, 2017

Carnation by Alvin

Alvin's Carnation pattern dates back to 1900. Like many patterns of this time it has a lovely rich design on it. This is a bit different from Wallace's Carnation pattern (1909).



Almond Scoop (5 7/8)

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Marie Antoinette Patterns

Marie Antoinette is another popular names for sterling patterns. Here are two examples.

Alvin (1910) Luncheon Fork



Dominick and Haff (1917) Cocktail Fork




Monday, September 11, 2017

Cellini Patterns

There are a plethora of sterling patterns named Cellini. Each is very unique in its design paying homage to "Benvenuto Cellini  [born in 1500] ,an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist who also wrote a famous autobiography and poetry. He was one of the most important artists of Mannerism." *1

Here are several examples of Teaspoons in various Cellini patterns:

Cellini by Alvin (1929)





Cellini by Frank Smith (1890)




Cellini by Ricci Sterling






1, source, Wikipedia