Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: Ice Cream Slicer

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, March 3, 2021

Greta by Olrla Vagn Mogensen

Mogensen, like Georg Jensen, is a Danish company. The design of their Greta pattern is similar to the lines of some of Jensen's pattern.

Ice Cream Slicer (10 3/4 inches)

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Louis IV by Dominick and Haff

Dominick and Haff''s Louis XIV pattern dates back to 1913 and was designed by Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr.

Ice Cream Slicer (12 1/4 inches)

Dominick & Haff Louis XIV-Old Style (Sterling, 1888) Solid Ice Cream Slicer

Egg Spoon (4 3/8 inches)

Dominick & Haff Louis XIV-Old Style (Sterling, 1888) Egg Spoon

Pie Fork (7 5/8 inches)

Dominick & Haff Louis XIV-Old Style (Sterling, 1888) Individual Pie Fork

Small Pie Knife (9 inches)

Dominick & Haff Louis XIV-Old Style (Sterling, 1888) Small Solid Pie Knife

Friday, September 11, 2020

Lady Fairfield by Saart

Saart introduced their Lady Fairfield pattern in 1930.

Ice Cream Slicer (10 inches)

Saart Brothers Lady Fairfield (Sterling, 1930) Large Ice Cream Slicer with Stainless Blade

Baby Fork (4 3/8 inches)

Saart Brothers Lady Fairfield (Sterling, 1930) Baby Fork

Baby Knife (5 1/2 inches)

Saart Brothers Lady Fairfield (Sterling, 1930) Baby Knife with Stainless Blade

Steak Carving Fork (10 1/4 inches)

Saart Brothers Lady Fairfield (Sterling, 1930) Small Steak Carving Knife with Stainless Blade

Monday, July 22, 2019

Cluny by Gorham

Gorham's Cluny pattern (1880) was designed by Antone Heller. A multi motif pattern named for the gardens surrounding the Hotel de Cluny in Paris, a medieval stone mansion built in the Middle Ages in 1485 in the Gothic style.

Ice Cream Slicer (10 3/4 inches)

Vegetable Serving Spoon (8 7/8 inches)

Pie Fork (7 inches)

Orange Spoon (5 3/4 inches)

Friday, July 18, 2014

Wave Edge by Tiffany

Wave Edge was introduced by Tiffany in 1884 and is another pattern designed by Charles Grosjean. He also designed one of Tiffany's mixed metal pattern, Chrysanthemum (1880), and Lap over Edge in (1880 ) one of Tiffany's more detailed and complex patterns.

Sugar Sifter (7 inches)

Fish Fork (6 1/2 inches)

Large Ice Cream Slicer ( 11 3/8 inches)

Fruit/ Orange Spoon ( 6 1/8 inches)

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Arcadian by Towle

Arcadian was introduced by Towle in 1916. The terminal is diamond shaped with a floral motif at the top and bottom of the terminal. The stem and terminal are edged with a double line.

Fork (7 3/4 inches)

Small Berry Spoon (7 7/8 inches)

Ice Cream Slicer (10 3/4 inches)

Lettuce Serving Fork (8 3/4 inches)

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ice Cream Slicer

Don't confuse this with an ice cream knife, the Ice Cream Slicer is different. There was a time when ice cream was made like large blocks of ice and very hard. This utensil was used to slice the ice cream from these blocks into pieces that would fit nicely into serving dishes and on plates.

(Shown in Old Master by Towle)