Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: CJ Vander

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?

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Monday, November 9, 2020

Bacchanalian by CJ Vander

This is CJ Vander's Bacchanalian pattern

Dessert Knife (8 1/2 inches)

CJ Vander Bacchanalian (Sterling) Dessert Knife with Stainless Blade

Friday, November 6, 2020

William and Mary by CJ Vander

This is CJ Vander's William and Mary pattern.

Dinner Fork (8 1/4 inches)

CJ Vander William & Mary (Sterling) Fork

Serving Table Spoon (8 3/4 inches)

CJ Vander William & Mary (Sterling) Tablespoon (Serving Spoon)

Butter Knife (6 3/4 inches)

CJ Vander William & Mary (Sterling) Hollow Handle Master Butter Knife

Friday, July 24, 2015

Queens by CJ Vander

There are several Queens patterns including Queens by Wallace, Queens by Gorham (1870), and Queens by Birks. This is Queens by CJ Vander. This is a beautiful pattern with a scallop shell design on the tip of the terminal.

Fork (8 3/8 inches)

Sugar Shell (5 1/2 inches)

Knife (10 1/4 inches)

Monday, October 20, 2014

Onslow Patterns

Onslow is a name used in several patterns by several companies that look somewhat similar. I am going to do my best to sort them out.

Onslow by Tuttle dates back to 1931 (Luncheon Fork 7 3/8 inches)

Onslow by CJ Vander (Dinner Fork 8 inches) Note the CJ Vander pattern has deeper lines, a thinner terminal and more pronounced fluting.

English Oslow by Wallace (Dinner Fork 8 1/2 inches) demonstrates even wider divide in the lines and more pronounced fluting.

I also found references to other patterns with strikingly similar designs including Onslow by Dominick and Haff, English Onslow (1969) by Worcester, and Onslow-Georgian Scroll (1935) by A.J. Stone. In all my research into sterling flatware I have yet to find a name used so many times by so many manufacturers for patterns that were so similar yet each unique.