Ice Serving Spoons (Part 2)

I posted on this piece earlier, but here are more examples of the Ice Serving Spoon.





Trajan by Reed and Barton (9 inches)






Repousse by Kirk Stieff (8 3/8 inches)




Lancaster by Gorham (8 3/4 inches)





Mayflower by Kirk Stieff 






Apollo  by Knowles and Mount Vernon (7 3/4 inches)

Fish Serving Set

The Fish Serving Set is one of the larger serving sets found in the older patterns.The knives range from 9 to 12 inches in length, the forks range from 7 1/2 to 10 inches in length. As with most of the serving pieces, they are usually ornately decorated. Often the blade of the knife will have a waved edge.

Bridal Rose by Alvin

 Repousse by Kirk Stieff

Baronial Old by Gorham

Imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham 

Frontenac by International

Broom Corn by Tiffany

Broom Corn was designed John T. Curran and introduced by Tiffany in 1890. It is a substantial pattern (has heft) with a shield suitable for engraving on the top of the terminal and simple, yet elegant, lines that flow down the stem and gently entwine an inch or so  prior to reaching the shoulder. (On a personal note, I was thrilled to receive a piece of this for Christmas.)

Grapefruit spoon (5 3/4 inches)

 Large Jelly Spoon (7 1/8  inches)

Salad Set (10 inches)

 

 Salad Fork (6 3/4 inches)

Saratoga Chip Server (9 inches)

Sugar Sifter Ladles

This is a piece that is a mystery. In most patterns, there are large and small sugar sifters. However, I can only find two references for Sugar Sifter Ladles and both are different than the other Sugar Sifter pieces in their respective patterns. They do seem to have a more curved shape to the bowl than the other "sifters". So I present to you the two examples of the Sugar Sifter Ladle:

Blackberry Vine By Tiffany(7 1/4 inches)

 

 Colonial By Gorham (5 3/4 inches)

Various Chocolate Pieces in a Pattern

I have posted about Chocolate Spoons and Chocolate Muddlers previously. Oh, but should it be so simple. Upon further research, I have found that there can be more than one size of a Chocolate Spoon in a pattern. To complicate matters, they just don't have "Large" Chocolate spoons and "Small" Chocolate spoons. Some patterns have "Large" and "Small", some have "Long" and "Small", some have "Large" and "Long", or any combination of the above. (And some just have one size.) Of course don't forget the "Muddler" which is found in most of the older patterns. To bring clarity to this or maybe muddle the subject even more, here are some examples of the different Chocolate pieces in several patterns.

Lancaster by Gorham

 Chocolate spoon  (4 1/8 inches)

 Long Chocolate spoon (4 3/4 inches)

 Muddler (8 1/4 inches)

Violet by Watson
     
    Large Chocolate spoon (4 1/8 inches)

   Chocolate Muddler  (8 inches)

 Bridal Rose by Alvin

    Large  Chocolate spoon  (4 3/4 inches)

   Muddler (8 1/4 inches)

Georgian by Towle

   Large Chocolate spoon   (4 inches)

  Muddler (8 1/4 inches)

 

New Vintage by Durgin

  Long Chocolate spoon (5 1/4 inches)

 Large Chocolate spoon  (4 1/4 inches)

 Fairfax by Durgin 

  Long Chocolate spoon (5 1/2 inches)

  Pointed Chocolate spoon (4 1/2 inches)

 Frontenac by International 

   Small Chocolate spoon ( 3 3/4 inches)

  
  Chocolate spoon ( 4 3/4 inches)

Phoebe by Watson-Newell

In the tradition of Watson-Newell, Phoebe, introduced in 1895 has the very detailed motif of a nearly nude woman on the terminal. There are small flowers and berries at the top of the stem and (what looks like) a small medallion just above the shoulder. The patina of the olde pieces really enhances the beauty of the design.



Olive Fork (5 3/8 inches)

Orange Spoon (5 3/4  inches)

 Small Gravy Ladle (6  inches)

Fork (6 7/8 inches)

 

Almond Scoop (Part 3)

 Once again, the lovely Almond Scoop. Posted on earlier, this is still an elegant piece ranging in size from 4 to over 6 inches. The examples shown here are some larger ones. The detail on some of them is quite ornate.


Geneva by Campbell-Metcalf (5 1/2 inches)

Victoria-Old by Watson (5 3/4 inches)

Douvaine by Unger (6 1/8 inches)

Cherub by Watson-Newall (6 1/2 inches)

Phoebe by Watson-Newell (6 inches)

Georgian by Towle (4 inches)

Sauce Ladle

The Sauce Ladle is one of the smaller ladles. Most are under six inches in length.

Aeolian By Knowles (5 3/4 inches)

  
Arlington By Towle  (5 3/4 inches)

  Blackberry Vine By Tiffany  (7 1/4 inches)

 

Daisy By Wood and Hughes  (5 3/8 inches)

Empire By Towle(5 1/2 inches)

 

Le Marquise by Reed and Barton

La Marquise was introduced by Reed and Barton in 1895. The pattern was designed by Austin F. Jackson. The most unique mark of the pattern is the shield on the terminal that is very handy for engraving. The pieces themselves are heavy looking with a deep design of dots and swirls. The swirls and dots on the terminal continue down the stem. The Berry Spoon is particularly lovey with lilies and other flowers decorating the shoulder and edges of the bowl.

Oyster Fork (5 5/7 inches)

Ice Cream Spoon (5 3/4 inches)

Small Solid Berry Spoon (8 7/8 inches)

Tomato Server (7 3/4 inches)

 Cream Dipper (5 /14 inches)

Salad Serving Fork (8 7/8  inches)