Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: Flemish

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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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Flemish by Tiffany

Tiffany introduced their Flemish pattern in 1911.

Nut Pick (4 3/4 inches)

Mustard Spoon (4 inches)

Individual Salt Spoon (2 3/8 inches)

Lemon Fork (4 1/4 inches)

Monday, October 12, 2015

Ice Cream Server Part 2

The Ice Cream Server, as I have posted on before, is a lovely elegant piece. Usually the blade is decorated is a design in keeping with the pattern.

Chrysanthemum by Durgin (Large 10 1/8 inches)

Flemish by Tiffany (11 1/2 inches)

Mazarin by Dominick and Haff (10 1/2 inches)

Rococo by Dominick and Haff (9 1/2 inches)

Monday, May 26, 2014

Simple Tiffany Patterns

Tiffany has several patterns that are fairly simple. In fact some may call them plain. They were introduced over a rather broad range of time, so it was not as if the House of Tiffany went through some "simple" phase. Here are some examples:

Windham (1923) (Bouillon Soup Spoon) (5 1/2 inches) (Arthur LeRoy Barney)

Round Bowl Soup Spoon (Bouillon)