Rose by Knowles

Rose or Bug or sometimes Rose Bug was introduced by Knowles in 1881. The design is that of roses on a vine with bugs crawling up the stem all done in high relief. The description does not do the pattern justice. It is a lovely (and unique) pattern. Although, remember, it is not the only insect related pattern. Durgin also has their Bug pattern, I posted on earlier.

Medium Berry Spoon  (8 1/4 inches)



Solid Bon Bon Spoon  (4 3/4 inches)




Large Cheese Scoop (8 1/2 inches)



Flat Handle Master Butter (7 1/8 inches)

Pitcher Spoon - Large

Being called the Pitcher Spoon, I am only assuming this served the obvious purpose of stirring drinks (ie tea or lemonade) in a pitcher. They also come in a smaller size, although I could only find a few examples of those. Some patterns had round bowls and some had oval bowls.

Sovereign Old by Gorham (12 3/8 inches)




Woodlily by Frank Smith (11 5/8 inches) (Short handle being 10 inches long)



Moulton by Old Newbury  (12 7/8 inches)



W354 by Watson (11 3/8 inches)

La Fleurette by Unger

Unger Introduced La Fleurette in 1904. And, in Unger tradition, it is an exquisite pattern. The design includes a blossom and leaves at the top of the terminal with another blossom at the top of the stem and a third at the top of the shoulder. 


Large Solid Tined Sardine Fork  (5 3/4 inches)




Cream Ladle with Spout (6 inches)


Teaspoon  (5 7/8 inches)

BMS26 by Baker Manchester

I just added a piece of this pattern, BMS26, to my collection. The seller had no idea what the pattern was, he just noted it as a "Pretty little sterling silver spoon". After I received it and did some research, I found it to be a Fruit/Orange Spoon in this pattern. Needless to say I was thrilled to add this to my collection. Besides the name, all I know is that Baker Manchester introduced the pattern in 1915. That company had many patterns simply "named" by number, as in "BMS" followed by a number. 

Short Handled Olive Spoon (6 5/8 inches)

Sugar Shell (5 3/8  inches)

Large Cream Ladle (4 1/2  inches)

Olive Fork (6 1/4 inches)

Pap Spoons

The Pap Spoon was designed to feed soft food to infants and the invalids. They generally fall in size between a dessert spoon and a teaspoon, although usually longer that the fruit spoon.They are often listed as "Pap/Fruit Spoons", which gives me pause, since the fruit spoon in a pattern is generally referred to as a "Fruit/Orange Spoon"  (or "Orange Spoon" or separate "Grapefruit Spoon" in Tiffany patterns) and is an entirely different animal, sometimes having a gold wash to protect the silver from the citric acid of the fruit.


Versailles by Gorham  (6 1/8 inches)  as opposed to 5 7/8 for Fruit/Orange spoon



Hepplewhite Plain by Reed and Barton (6 inches) as opposed to 5 3/4 for Fruit/Orange spoon



Rococo by Dominick and Haff (6 3/8 inches) as opposed to 5 1/2 for Fruit/Orange spoon



St. James by Tiffany (6 inches) as opposed to 5 inches for an Orange spoon

Renaissance by Tiffany

Another pattern by Paulding Farnham, Tiffany introduced Renaissance in 1905.This was Farnham's most detailed and ornate pattern. In the terminal of each piece is an armless female figure in high relief mounted on a pedestal. The pedestal of each is decorated with cascading flowers or fruits and vegetables. 

In the entire pattern there are five different motifs. While in most of the pieces, flowers, fruits, and vegetables are used in the design. The design continues a intricate incorporation of flora and fauna in different pieces. For example, the fish eating knife and olive fork have sea shells, seaweed, and a fish  in the design. The Meat carving knife and fork have a boar's head in the design with the flowers.The dinner knife has ram's head in with the floral design. The Game carving knife and fork feature a deer's head with antlers in the design.

This was also Farnham's last flatware pattern. What a way to go out.  

Ice Cream Fork (5 3/4 inches)

Large Fish Serving Fork (9 1/4 inches)


Cream Ladle  (6 3/4 inches)


Fork (6 3/4 inches)

Ballet (Silver Rose) by Weidlich

Weidlich introduced this pattern in 1935, initially as Silver Rose, then later changed the pattern's name to Ballet. It has a heavy embellishment of floral blossoms at the base of the terminal and the top of the shoulder of each piece. There is a lovely treatment to the edge of the terminal.


Lemon Fork (5 1/8 inches)



Flat Handle Butter Spreader (6 inches)



Large Joint Holder (9 inches)



Straight Handle Baby Spoon  (4 1/4 inches)

Sherbet Spoons

Why they called "Sherbet" spoons and "Sherbert" servers is beyond me, but they are. I posted on Sherbert Servers earlier. Here are some examples of Sherbet Spoons. Unlike the Sorbet Spoons mentioned in an earlier post, Sherbet Spoons have a round bowl with no scalloped edge.


George and Martha Washington by Westmorland (5 1/2 inches)







New King  by Dominick and Haff  (4 3/4 inches)



Monticello by Lunt  (5 inches)





Madam Jumel by Whiting (5 inches)

Wedgwood by International

The pattern Wedgewood was designed by Alfred G. Kintz for International Silver in 1924. Personally, I find the pattern to look very old. The design is elegant and very busy but the detail is minute.

Place Salad Fork (6 1/4 inches)



Short Handled Olive Fork (5 7/8 inches)



Master Butter Knife (7 1/4 inches)



Gravy Ladle (6 5/8 inches)

Sandringham by Shiebler

George Shiebler introduced the pattern Sandringham in 1895. Most likely named for Sandringham Estate, the country home of the current Queen of England. The most interesting part of the design of this pattern is the three Prince of Wales Feathers at the top of terminal which were the motto of Edward, Prince of Wales (the current Queen Elizabeth's Uncle, whose abdication of the throne lead to her ascension upon the death of her father). But, I digress. It is a stately pattern.

Orange Spoon (6 inches)



Oyster Fork (6 1/8 inches)



Flat Handle Butter Spreader (5 inches)



Dessert Spoon  (7 1/8 inches)