Wired Cheese Cutter

The Wired Cheese Cutter on first glance may look like an odd piece to be in a silver pattern, but it has its place. It is well designed to slice through large hunks of cheese.

Lily Floral by Frank Whiting (8 1/2 inches)



Troubadour by Frank Whiting ( 8 1/8 inches)


Athene by Amston (8 1/2 inches)



Botticelli by Frank Whiting  (8 1/2 inches)

Fillet Knife

A Fillet Knife used to fillet a fish at one's plate. 



Victoria Florence by Frank Whiting (8 1/2 inches) 

Windsor Castle by Tuttle

Tuttle introduced Windsor Castle in 1929. The pattern has an engraved design that is only present on the terminal. The stem and the shoulders of the pieces are plain.

Iced Tea Spoon


Fork (7 1/8 inches)



Table Serving Spoon (8 1/4 inches)



Individual Salad Fork (6 inches)

Parfait Spoon

The Parfait Spoon, an interesting piece with an identity crisis. It is often confused with its bigger sister, the Iced Tea Spoon, which is usually more than a 1/2 inch longer. Kirk Stieff, calls this piece in their patterns, "Individual Egg/Parfait Spoon". And the bowl of the Stieff's pieces are much more round than those of other manufacturers. 

Francis I by Reed and Barton (7 inches) as compared to  7 5/8 inches for Iced Tea Spoon)



Corsage by Kirk Stieff ( 6 1/8 inches) as compared to 7 1/2 inches for the Iced Tea Spoon


Frontenac by International (6 5/8 inches)  as compared to 8 1/2 for the Iced Tea Spoon




Baltimore Rose by Schofield   (4 1/2 inches)  as compared to 8 3/8 for Iced Tea Spoon 





Louis XV by Whiting (6 1/2 inches) as compared to 9 1/8 for the Iced Tea Spoon

Athene/ Crescendo by Amston

Athene aka Crescendo was introduced by Amston in 1913. Its design is heavy and ornate. It is a pattern one does not often see.

Cheese Server ( 6/12 inches)



Cake Breaker (10 1/4 inches)



Two Piece Steak Carving Set



Olive Fork  (6 1/8 inches)

Individual Caviar Fork

The Individual Caviar Fork is another piece that can easily be confused with a Salad or Fish Fork, however it is usually shorter by as much as a half inch or more. 

San Lorenzo by Tiffany (5 3/4 inches)


Chrysanthemum by Tiffany (5 3/4 inches)



St. Dunstan by Tiffany (5 7/8 inches)



Marquise by Tiffany (5 5/8 inches)

St. Dunstan by Tiffany

St. Dunstan was designed for Tiffany by Albert A. Southwick and introduced in 1909. It is a simple but elegant pattern with a square ended terminal which gently goes into a point at the top of the stem. All three points are decorated with a simple leaf like embellishment.  The stem is a continuation of the lines that surround the terminal which open onto the shoulder. Southwick also designed Winthrop for Tiffany. 

Two Piece Salad Set (9 7/8 inches)



Ice Cream Spoon (5 3/4 inches)



Individual Salad Fork (6 3/4 inches)



Solid Macaroni Server (9 1/2 inches)

Individual Caviar Knife

The Individual Caviar Knife can easily be confused with the Flat Handled Butter Spreader. And, to complicate matters, there is no consistent size, even among patterns by one manufacturer, as you can see here by the examples of Caviar Knives in Tiffany patterns. No two are the same length. 

Tiffany by Tiffany (6 1/4 inches)



Vine-Iris by Tiffany (5 1/4 inches)



Colonial by Tiffany (7 3/4 inches)

Japanese By Tiffany (5 5/8 inches)

Oyster Forks (Part 5)

One of the neat smaller place forks in any pattern. The Oyster Fork  (not ot be confused with the cocktail fork) in each pattern tends to be a little unique. I have posted on these several times before because they are so plentiful and so interesting.

Repousse by Kirk Stieff





Lafayette by Towle



Bridal Rose by Alvin



Imperial Queen by Whiting

Overcup Tea Strainer (Part 2)

I  posted earlier on the Overcup Tea Strainer, an over the cup piece used to strain tea leaves when making a cup of cup. This is a very elaborate piece given there is a lot of area for the designers to work with.

Stieff Rose by Kirk Stieff



Romance of the Sea by Wallace (7 1/8 inches)



Old Master by Towle (7 1/8 inches)



Francis I by Reed and Barton (6 5/8 inches)