FSW3 by Frank Smith

 Frank Smith's FSW3 pattern dates back to 1915.

Cheese Cleaver (8 3/4 inches)

Filet Knife (9 3/4 inches)

Large Joint Holder (10 1/2 inches)

Classic Beauty by Frank Smith

 Frank Smith's Classic Beauty pattern dates back to 1947.

Cold Meat Serving Fork (8 1/4 inches)

Butter Spreader (6 1/2 inches)

Table Serving Spoon (8 1/8 inches)

Carolina by Lunt

 Lunt's Carolina pattern was introduced in 1913.

Ice Cream Spoon (5 3/8 inches)

Olive Spoon  (8 1/8 inches)

Chipped Beef Serving Fork (Small) (6 inches)

LaFrance by Dominik and Haff

 Lafrance by Dominik and Haff dates back to 1919.

Dinner Fork (7 5/7 inches)

William and Mary by Wallace

 A newer pattern, Wallace's William and Mary only dates back to 2008.

Dinner Fork (8 inches)

Teaspoon (5 3/4 inches)

Dinner Knife (9 3/4 inches)

Valencia by International

 International's Valencia pattern 'only" dates back to 1965.

Sugar Tongs (4 7/8 inches)

Demitasse Spoon (4 1/2 inches)

Dinner Fork (7 1/2 inches)

F Antoine Heller (1840 - 1904 )

We admire the different patterns of sterling flatware by the different companies, however we need to remember that someone had to create the designs. Each different pattern and, often, pieces within a pattern, are works of art. There are many better known sterling designers, such as J. Russell Price. My favorite, and one of the most famous, is Antoine Heller.

Heller was a French designer. His work was often of the Beaux Arts style. Heller patterns are very intricate in their design. An example, and probably his best known, is Mythologigue, that he created for Gorham. Introduced in 1895, of the 72 pieces in the pattern there are 24 unique designs.

But Heller started with Tiffany, where he was best known for Olympian (1878), another with multiple unique designs within the one pattern. Gorham was so impressed his work, they convinced him to leave Tiffany and design for Gorham.

While at Gorham he created Cluny (1880)



Coligni (1898)

Fountainbleau (1882)

St Cloud (1885)

Olympian for Tiffany

Honeysuckle by Durgin

Durgin introduced their Honeysuckle pattern in 1886. 

Sugar Shell (5 7/8 inches)

Large Casserole Spoon (9 1/4 inches)

DHS7 by Dominick and Haff

Dominick and Haff's DHS7 pattern has Art Deco lines and dates back to 1900. 

Long Handled Olive Fork (6 7/8 inches)

English Rose by Durgin

Durgin's Enlgish Rose pattern only dates back to 1955. However, it is the same pattern as Alvin's and Gorham's Cambridge pattern that dates back 1899.

Iced Teaspoon (7 5/8 inches)

Pickle Fork (5 5/8 inches)

Sugar Spoon (5 7/8 inches)

Dinner Knife (HH) (9 inches)