We have never encountered a spoon with this boat-shaped flat bottom bowl in the past, and have conferred with a Very Knowledgeable Fellow who has owned one (yes, just one) before and is of the opinion that this is indeed a berry spoon.
Granted, this is not the rarest piece of Tiffany flatware you'll encounter while surfing the interwebz, but several features do make it stand out from the crowd: 1) the overall color, condition and lack of polishing wear 2) the exceptionally well executed and decorative Art Nouveau monogram (see third photo) which I can not decipher, and 3) the eminently reasonable price tag.
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It hardly needs to be said, but these are adorable.
As collectors will know, if any of them remain above ground, knives in this elegant old Durgin pattern are scarce.
We've made a brief attempt to find a pair of socialites who were married that Winter Wednesday and come up empty handed, but you dear reader may have the pleasure of continuing this search, once these are safely in your collection.
Please note that our price is for the pair (!).
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These are truly a choice find!
For those who are not familiar with his work, Frederick Gyllenberg worked in Boston, MA during the first quarter of the twentieth century, and was one of the preeminent American Arts & Crafts era silversmiths...
What's all the brouhaha about this fine old Durgin pattern? Well at the moment, the short answer is: none whatsoever. Twenty years ago, collectors for New Art abounded. Today there are few, giving you, dear reader, the chance to obtain examples at an attractive price point...
We could only wish that it had a fine old family name but alas there is no engraving and happily no removal.
Retailed by Boston's own late lamented and very elegant Bigelow Kennard, this implement is 8 5/8 inches long, weighs 2.76 Troy ounces, has no monogram and is in excellent condition...
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The perfect gift for your royalty obsessed friend who also loves antique silver.
These have exceptional detail and die depth. Note early "PAT APP. FOR" mark.
These bear the craftsman's mark of Reynolds F. Senior, son of ONC's founder Elmer Senior. A splendid gift for the North Shore bride.
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Rather a hard to find item in this dignified old Durgin pattern.