Friday, February 15, 2013

Bonbon Scoops (Part 3)




Apollo by JB and Sm Knowles ( inches)
Bon Bon Scoop


Old Colonial by Towle


Paul Revere by Towle



Virginiana by Gorham



Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Venus by International

Venus, the goddess of love, is a pattern introduced by International Silver in 1901. And, it is a pattern worthy a goddess with a rich detail on the edge of the terminal ending with a flourish at the top of the stem. A plain stem is embellished with a nice small flourish just before the shoulder. Each piece is treated differently after that. The Sugar Spoon has rich detail on the shoulder that follows onto the back of the bowl, while the other pieces have a rich detail on the edge of the bowl. Whatever the treatment, this is a beautiful pattern, very typical of the times.

Cream Ladle (4 5/8 inches)



Sugar Spoon (5 5/8 inches)



Sugar Shell (5 5/8 inches)

Sugar Shell Spoon

Small Chipped Beef Fork (7 inches)

Small Chipped Beef Fork

Monday, February 11, 2013

Cupid by Shiebler

The pattern Cupid was introduced by George W. Shiebler in 1898. It has the likeness of Cupid in different poses on the terminal of each piece with an open medallion below suitable for engraving.


 Fork (7 1/2 inches)







Dessert Knife (7 1/2 inches)



Teaspoon (5 7/8 inches)