Queen of the Flowers by Unger

I never could find any more about this lovely pattern. It was designed by Unger, showing a lady's face with flowers and introduced in 1904.

Individual Asparagus Servers

We have seen the Asparagus Servers in various patterns. But there are some patterns that offer Individual Asparagus Servers for the place setting. Here are a few examples.

(Shown in Lancaster Rose by Gorham 4 inches)

(Shown in King Richard  by Towle )

Joint Fork

The Joint Fork is an utensil designed to hold the joint of bone while carving meat.

(Shown in Pompadour by Birks) (10 inches)

Love Disarmed by Reed & Barton

They just don't make patterns more intriguing than this. Reed and Barton is said to have based this design on Shakespeare's Sonnet 154 about disarming cupid. The handle is graced with Venus, the goddess of love, and her son Cupid, with a background of vines and flowers. It was first introduced in 1899 during the Art Nouveau movement. It was discontinued in 1928, only to be reintroduced in 1970.

I found a quote describing it that said: "It was design genius on the part of Reed and Barton to so perfectly capture the story of disarming Cupid in sterling silver. While we are not sure who the voluptuous figure of Cupid’s conqueror in the Love Disarmed pattern was intended to be, we surmise it is either Venus, Diana, or a nymph. Most likely she is hiding Cupid’s quiver of arrows with her left arm while she holds his bow away from him with her right…"

Cheese Scoop (6 1/4 inches)

Oyster Fork (5 5/8 inches)

Large Solid Cold Meat Serving Fork (10 3/8 inches)

Orange Spoon (5 1/2 inches)

Large Solid Fish Serving Knife (13 14/ inches)

Baby Food Pusher

Jelly Knife

The Jelly Knife was designed to slice and serve jelly - everything from aspics, to clear fruit jellies, to Jello. A few patterns would have 2 or 3 different size jelly knives. Also, some patterns have aspic servers as well as jelly knives. They range in length from 7 to 9 inches.

Chrysanthemum by Durgin   (7 1/2 inches)

 Georgian by Towle   (7 3/4 inches)

Japanese by Tiffany  (9 inches)

Nut Shovel

I could find few references to the Nut Shovel and fewer examples. Baltimore Rose must have been one of the few patterns that had the piece because it was used as an example several times. Unlike the spoons and scoops, the shovel is flat.

(Shown in Baltimore Rose by Schofield 4 3/8 inches)

(Shown in Eton by Wallace 5 1/8 inches)

Spring Bouquet by International

The catalog states: "Truly, here is a design in which the artist has captured the fresh and sparkling beauty of a lovely spring morning. Dainty tendrils and tiny blossoms festooned around a shimmering center panel form an ideal shield for the monogram . . . an exquisite pattern that will appeal to the most discriminating taste."

A very simple pattern with a bouquet fashioned in the middle of the handle.

(French Hollow Handle Knife 9 1/4 inches )

(Fork 7 7/8 inches)

(Small Solid Cold Meat Serving Fork 7 3/4 inches)

(Solid Smooth Casserole Spoon 9 1/8 inches)

Long Iced Tea Spoon

Most Iced Tea Spoons are between 7 and 8 1/2 inches long. However, the Iced Tea Spoon in Louis XV by Whiting is 9 1/8 inches. I also found reference to an Iced Tea Spoon in the same pattern that was 7 1/4 inches, and in his book, Sterling Silver Flatware, Richard Osterberg states that this pattern also has the shortest Iced Tea Spoon at 6 3/4 inches.

(Shown in Louis XV by Whiting 9 1/8 inches)

(Shown in Blossom by Jensen 7 inches)

(Shown in Pynchon by Lunt 7 1/2 inches)

(Shown in Harlequin by Reed and Barton 7 5/8 inches)

Poached Egg Server

Elegant pieces in ornate patterns.

(Shown in Waverly by Wallace 9 5/8 inches)

(Shown in Heraldic by Durgin Silver)

Hester Bateman by Wallace

Inspired by the work of the famous lady silversmith (1709-1794) of the same name. An exclusive pattern with finely detailed beading. This pattern was formerly made by C.J. Vander of London, and is now a Wallace Silversmiths pattern.

Hester Bateman was best known for her sugar bowls, tea urns, trays, salvers and dishes. Lifetime Sterling describes the pattern as a "versatile pattern from Wallace's prestigious English Sterling Collection is finely crafted of heavier weight sterling silver in the larger Continental size. The delicate beaded border surrounds a central panel embellished with an intricate teardrop underscored by three fleur de lis, lending graceful elegance to traditional and contemporary table settings alike and every dining occasion from family meals to festive affairs."

(Teaspoon 5 7/8 inches)

(Cream Soup Spoon 6 3/4 inches)