Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: 2018-06-03

The Story Behind this Blog

Being from the South, Silver is a very big part of my life. It doesn't have anything to do with wealth. Although those with more money - old money, tend to have more of it. New money tend not to spend their money on Silver. They do not have the appreciation for the warmth of the metal, the beauty of the patina, the story it tells of the generations past who have used it. A true southern girl comes of age when she chooses her silver pattern, long before she chooses her mate. If she is smart, she chooses that of her mother, grandmother, or favorite great aunt who in their benevolence will pass their silver on to her. It is the pieces in those sets, the pieces on our tables, along with the pieces we find in the corners of the displays in antique stores that prompted me to start this blog. They are beautiful, they are odd, but what are they, and what in the hell do you do with them?

Friday, June 8, 2018

Wedding Bells by International

International introduced their Wedding Bells in 1948. It has an interesting minute design on the tip of the terminal.

Sugar Sifter (5 7/8 inches)

Cocktail/ Seafood Fork (5 5/8 inches)

Master Butter Knife (7 1/4 inches)

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Cheese Serving Pick Part 3

This is the Cheese Serving Knife.

Chippendale by Towle (1937) (8 1/4 inches)

Classic Roase by Reed and Barton (1954) (5 5/8 inches)

Saxon by Birks (1914) (7 3/4 inches)

Monday, June 4, 2018

Fruit Cocktail Spoon (Individual)

Individually, many pieces look alike unless they are compared with other peices in the same pattern. Also, I often come across pieces that only few patterns (or few manufacters) include. Perhaps a "Fruit Cocktail Spoon - Individual in one pattern is exactly like a sherbet spoon in anther!

All that said, I could only find one example of a Fruit Cocktail Spoon.

Repousse by Kirk Stieff (5 3/8 inches)