Athene/ Crescendo by Amston

Athene aka Crescendo was introduced by Amston in 1913. Its design is heavy and ornate. It is a pattern one does not often see.

Cheese Server ( 6/12 inches)



Cake Breaker (10 1/4 inches)



Two Piece Steak Carving Set



Olive Fork  (6 1/8 inches)

Long Handled Sardine Serving Spoon and Fork

The Long Handled Sardine Serving Spoon and Fork are much longer than the regular size pieces which are typically 4 1/2 - 6 inches long. Also, you will note that the tines and end of the fork are much smaller. The regular Sardine Fork (I posted on earlier) has a much wider shoulder and tines. 

Josephine by Frank Whiting (8 1/8 inches)







Athene by Amston (aka Crescendo)  (8 1/8 inches

Ice Scoops

The Ice Scoop is a piece that is found in many patterns. I touched on this in any earlier post on Ice Pieces. Here are some more examples:


Copenhagen by Manchester (9 3/4 inches)





Anthene/Crescendo by Amston (9 3/4 inches)





Decor by Gorham (9 3/4 inches)







Sixteen Ninety Eng by Towle (9 3/4 inches)





Contessina by Towle (9 3/4 inches)







Monticello by Lunt (9 3/4 inches)

Sardine Server

While we are on Sardines, I found the Sardine Server, which is different from the Sardine Fork and the Sardine Tong. 


Mary Chilton by Towle (5  1/4 inches)




Pynchon by Lunt ( 4 3/4 inches)





Grande Baroque by Wallace (6 1/2 inches)





Love Disarmed by Reed and Barton (6 1/2 inches)





Athene/Crescendo by Whiting (6 3/8  inches)

Bacon Fork

Once again this is a piece I touched on earlier. The Bacon Fork is a unique piece with its short tines and wide bowl attached to the stem. 

Bridal Bouquet by Alvin (7 1/2 inches)

Jenny Lind by Weidlich (6 3/4 inches)

King by Kirk Stieff (7 1/4  inches)

Lady Claire by Kirk Stieff (8 1/4 inches)

Crescendo By Amston (8 inches)

One Tine Butter Picks

An odd piece, but one with a mission, the Butter Pick was designed to pick up a cold pat of butter from a plate. The twist on the end gives it a truly unique look. Most are flat handled and usually can be found in most patterns.

Anthene/ Crescendo by Amstom (6 1/8 inches)





Botticelli by Whiting (6 3/8 inches)





Les Six Fleurs by Reed and Barton (6 1/4 inches)





Lily by Whiting (6 inches)





Louvre by Wallace (6 inches)





Strasbourg by Gorham

Buffet Fork

The Buffet Fork is serving piece designed (obviously) for the buffet.Very similar to the Cold Meat fork but just a bit larger. For example in the Durgin Chrysanthemum pattern the Cold Meat fork is 9 1/4 inches, while the Buffet fork is 9 3/8. The Repousse Cold Meat fork is both smaller and more "scooped" in design that the Buffet fork, so they are separate pieces.


Chrysanthemum by Durgin 9 3/8 inches



Athene/Crescendo by Frank Whiting (9 1/8  inches)





Provence by Lunt (8 1/18 inches)





Repousse by Kirk (10 1/4 inches)

English Servers

An odd piece, the English Server, is designed to serve everything from steamed vegetables to baked potatoes to sliced meat. It can also be used as aid in slicing small hams and roasts. The piece looks a lot like the silver Baked Potato Fork (See December 2, 2009), but it is a different piece.

Athene/Crescendo by Whiting (7 1/4  inches)





Candlelight by Towle (7 1/4 inches)





Champlain by Amston (7 1/8 inches)





Lansdowne by Gorham (7 1/2 inches)





Madam Jumel by Whiting ( 7 1/2 inches)





Trajan by Reed and Barton (7 1/4 inches)





Violet by Whiting (7 1/2 inches)