Silver Pieces - The Strange and Peculiar: Prince Eugene

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, June 16, 2014

Prince Eugene by Alvin

Alvin introduced Prince Eugene in 1950. For a manly name, it is a fairly prissy pattern with a floral motif around the terminal with an area available for monogramming. The design at the top of the stem is regal and the design of the stem is very nice. For pattern designed in the 1950's it is a nice heavy detailed one.

Fork (7 7/8 inches)
Fork

Lemon Fork (4 1/2 inches)

Tomato Server (8 1/4 inches)

Tomato Server, Solid Piece

Knife (9 1/2 inches)

Modern Hollow Knife

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Baby Fork

Another part of the set of Baby Pieces, this is the Baby Fork.

Rose Point by Wallace (4 3/8 inches)

Japanese by Tiffany (5 inches)

Prince Eugene by Alvin (5 1/8 inches)

Severn-Worthington by Kirk Stieff (3 7/8 inches)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Pie and Cake Server

Back to "Servers", the Pie and Cake Server is an utilitarian piece with a stainless blade and a hollow handle.There is also a piece called a Pie Server that is very similar. Most patterns have both pieces. Here are examples of two the different pieces, shown Prince Eugene by Alvin.

The Pie Server