Meadow Rose by Wallace

Wallace introduced Meadow Rose in 1907. It is an interesting pattern with three blossoms on the tip of the terminal, then again at the top of the stem. On the top of the shoulder is one carefully placed blossom. 

Baby Fork (4 inches)

Cream Soup Spoon (6 1/4 inches)


Oyster Fork (5 3/4 inches)


Butter Spreader (6 1/4 inches)

Forget-Me-Not by Stieff

A lovely repousse style, the Forget-Me-Not pattern was introduced by Stieff in 1910. The heavy design is of flowers and leaves working its way from the tip of the terminal down the stem.

Master Butter Knife (7 1/8 inches)


Large Sardine Serving Fork (6 inches)



Small Berry Spoon (8 1/8 inches)



Cheese Server (61/4 inches)

Gothic by Dominick and Haff

Gothic is yet another pattern Gilbert Crowell, Jr. designed for Dominick and Haff. It shows the breadth of his work. This design introduced in 1900 is totally different from his Rococo pattern and his Basket of Flowers. 





Large Fish Serving Fork (9 inches)




Oval Soup Spoon (7 1/8 inches)

La Perle by Reed and Barton

Reed and Barton introduced La Perle in 1902. It is a relatively simple pattern, the only decoration being a small design on the tip of the terminal.

Salad Fork (6 1/4 inches)


Serving Spoon (8 3/8 inches)



Pierced Waffle Server (9 1/8 inches)

Orient by Alvin

Alvin introuduced Orient in 1910. It is a traditional pattern with a scallop shell at the tip of the terminal, beaded edge, another scallop motif at the top of the stem.

Bon Bon Spoon


Individual Salad Fork (5 3/4 inches)



Master Butter Knife (7 1/8 inches)



Small Berry Spoon (8 1/4 inches)

Chased and Repousse Silver

A quick lesson on Chased and Repousse. These terms often confuse people interested in sterling silver. I hope that this will help explain the difference.

"Repousse" is a French word meaning "to push forward". And that is what the designers do with a Repousse pattern. The design you see is actually pushed out from the back of the silver. Instead of cutting into the metal to "carve" the design, the artist uses tools to push out the design from the back (or inside) to produce a 3D relief. The repousse technique gives a design a sense of volume. A prime example is Stieff Rose by Kirk Stieff: 

Chased on the other hand is when the silver has been grooved or channeled or indented. But not to be confused with any type of engraving

Harold Newman in An Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware says “Chasing. The technique of decorating by handwork the front surface  of an article of silver by indenting it and so raising the design (without cutting into the metal and removing any of it as in engraving), using a great number of differently shaped tracing tolls (‘tracers’) and a chasing hammer.”

An example of chased silver is St. Dunstan by Gorham:

Basket of Flowers by Dominick and Haff

Dominick and Haff introduced Basket of Flowers in 1920. It was designed by Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr. A beautiful old looking pattern with a basket of flowers decorating the terminal.


Cold Meat Serving Fork (9 inches)






Cheese Server (6 1/8 inches)




Small Steak Carving Fork (8 7/8 inches)




Fork (7 5/8 inches)

Trianon by Dominick and Haff

The pattern Trianon introduced by Dominick and Haff in 1885, comes in two styles, a solid and a pierced. The solid has a design of flowers and leafs on the terminal. The "pierced" style has the same design but it is open cut.

Fork -Not Pierced Design (7 inches)



Salad Set - Pierced Design (9 1/8, 9 1/4 inches)


Oyster Fork - Pierced Design (4 1/4 inches)

Nut Serving Spoon - Pierced Design (7 3/4 inches)

Pierced Waffle Server (Part 2)

Another look at the Pierced Waffle Server, a fancy piece in any pattern. I have posted on this piece earlier.

Old Newbury by Towle



Queen Anne by Dominick and Haff (7 7/8 inches)



Majestic by Reed and Barton (8 inches)



La Perle by Reed and Barton  (9 1/8 inches)

Small Sugar Shells

I have posted on different types of Sugar pieces and several times on the Sugar Shell, however there is a second size, a Small Sugar Shell.

Repousse by Kirk Stieff (4 3/8 inches)


Strasbourg by Gorham (5 1/2 inches)


Lily of the Valley by Whiting (5 3/4 inches)


King by Kirk Stieff