Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: Hamilton

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, September 9, 2015

Petit Four Fork (Part 3)

This piece can often be confused with the Asparagus Server, but it is not. The Petit Four Fork that I posted on earlier is its own piece. And a lovely piece it is.

Faneuil by Tiffany (5 7/8 inches)

San Lorenzo by Tiffany (5 7/8 inches)

Hamilton by Tiffany (6 inches)

St. Dunstan by Tiffany (6 inches)

Monday, August 31, 2015

Hamilton aka Gramercy by Tiffany

Hamilton, also known as Gramercy, was introduced by Tiffany in 1938. It is a very simple pattern.

Cold Meat Serving Fork (9 inches)

Individual Salt Spoon (2 1/4 inches)

Tomato Server (7 1/4 inches)

Dessert Knife (7 3/4 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)

Linenfold (1956) (Cake Server) (11 inches)

Pie & Cake Server With Stainless Blade

Hampton (1934) (Fish Knife) (8 1/8 inches) Charles B. Blake

Individual Fish Knife With Stainless Blade

Hamilton aka Gramercy (1938) (Large Asparagus Serving Fork) (9 5/8 inches)

Large Solid Asparagus Serving Fork

Flemish (1911) (Ice Tea Spoon) (7 1/2 inches)

Iced Tea Spoon

Friday, January 11, 2013

Hamilton by Wallace

Hamilton was introduced by Wallace in 1911. It is a masculine and fairly simple pattern with a shield on the terminal with lines or perhaps rays of sun rising from above. Lines follow the stem down to the shoulder of the pieces.

I don't know, but my guess is that this was designed by someone different at the house of Wallace from whomever designed the feminine and elegant Caranation.

Preserve Spoon (7 1/2 inches)

Salad Fork (5 7/8 inches)
Individual Salad Fork