This sterling silver serving spoon is 9" long and heavy. The pattern is Gorham's Florentine. This is an expressive design that features a Renaissance style bearded figure at the end of the handle. This is an old example, with decorated flanged shoulders on the bowl. It has a script "EWK" monogram and is in outstanding condition. The bowl is free of dings, burrs, or dents, and retains part of its original gold wash. The form is flawless, and the finish finely patinated...

At 8" long, this is a large master butter knife. The pattern is Gorham's early 1870's "Corinthian." This is a handsome example, with fine detailing, including an engraved blade. There is an elegant, period monogram (EK?). The condition is excellent. The blade is even, and free of bends, nicks, or burrs. The finish is nicely patinated. Marks are lion, anchor, G, Sterling, Pat. 71, and the name of the retailer. This is rubbed, but appears to be Robbxxxx.

At 8", this solid sterling silver pickle or olive fork is exceptionally long. It is also an unusual form, with three pointed tines, the center one of which extends beyond the other two. The pattern is Newport Shell by Frank Smith. This is a heavy weight pattern, which this is, in spite of its slender form. There is no monogram or removal. The condition is very good. There is no polishing wear, only slight surface scratches consistent with its age...

Made by Gorham as a non-line item, and assigned the model number 389, this design is similar to a variety of twist stem and knob end designs of the mid 1860's. According to the Gorham archives, however, this 8 7/8" long berry spoon was produced in the 1880's. It is an attractive and innovative item. The stem is twisted about half its length, and then is tubular in form. It is surmounted by a multi-lobed end that looks something like a melon. This is capped with a finial...

This 12 5/8" long, sterling silver and ivory item is an unusual Gorham piece. It is one on nine claret pitcher spoons made in the 1898-99 period. They were numbered 912 through 920, with this one being number 916. Each number was correlated with a flatware pattern, this matching Imperial Chrysanthemum. Numbers 912 through 915 were all sterling silver, and had simple bowl ends...

In the mid 1860's, Gorham was a major supplier to Tiffany's retail operation, and this 6" long sugar shell is an example of that relationship, as evidenced by the marks on the reverse. Gorham was the sole source of this, or any, Medallion pattern for Tiffany. All work for Tiffany was done to a Sterling standard, and that is the case with this. The figure is a helmuted warrior, perhaps Mars. The reverse is monogrammed "S.V.M." in Old English lettering...

This 6 1/2" long item appears in Gorham's 1888 catalog listed as a butter fork (see image 2 for a facsimile of the page). This form today is more commonly known as a butter pick, but it is interesting to note its original nomenclature. It is an imaginative design, with a wire core enveloped by two additional twisting wires that broaden at the end into a heart shaped design. The piece is in flawless condition. It is stamped with the Gorham lion, anchor, G, Sterling, and the number 14.

The style of this 7 1/2" long, sterling silver fork defies categorization. It appears to be design for design sake, and in that sense probably falls within the aesthetic realm. Made by Gorham, likely circa 1890, it is item number 278. It has a twist stem with a rolled wire handle that seems to be representative of nothing but itself. The three tine serving end has a matte finish, while the rest of the piece has a bright finish. The condition is excellent...

This solid sterling silver butter pick is 6" long. It is an old, original item, not one contrived from another piece. The pattern is Wallace's art nouveau Irian. This features a complete figure of a female with nude torso. She is gossamer garbed from the waist down, and is surrounded by three winged cherubs. The backside is monogrammed "J" in Old English lettering. The piece is in perfect condition, with no signs of wear or damage...

Gorham produced virtually countless numbers of items that were not full line designs, and were identified only by production numbers. This example is one of those. It is numbered 594 and no doubt dates late 1800's. It is a 4 7/8" long, three tine fork, probably for oysters, but possibly for olives or condiments. The end of the handle is formed from a series of five balls graduated down in size, with yet one more partially formed, "emerging" ball set where the others join. The tine area has ...

Mid 19th century soup ladles, which this piece of Syracuse, New York's Joseph Seymour is, tend to be large scale, almost to the extreme. That is the case with this which is exceptionally big at 13 3/4" long, has a bowl 4 1/4" wide, 3 3/4" across, and is 1 1/4" deep. It weighs a proportionately heavy 5.3 T. oz. The pattern appears to be a Tuscan derivative, which itself is a variant of Olive. It is double die struck, meaning the design appears on both sides. There is an "A.E.L." feathered sc...

This coin silver cheese scoop in Albert Coles' (NY) Jenny Lind stands apart on several counts. First, it is a form not usually seen by this maker. Second, it is in a form that pairs a solid shank with a hollow handle. While examples of this routinely show up in master butter knives, youth and pickle sets, and tea knives, this pairing in a substantial serving item is quite out of the ordinary. It is completely original, and self-evidently so, with the maker's mark stamped on the shank, and a ...