Whiting 'Violet' 12 Matching 5 O'Clock Sterling Silver Teaspoons

Slightly smaller than full sized teaspoons, "5 o'clocks" were used for late afternoon tea.

This group, a hard to find matching set of twelve in Whiting's Art Nouveau Violet, measure a typical 5 3/8" long each and weigh a relatively light 5.8 T. oz. the lot.

Introduced in 1905, these are early issue items marked "Pat. App. For." Other marks include Whiting's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "I. Lewkowitz," located in New York City's lower East Side.

An uncluttered design, two faithful representations of violet blossoms with trailing stems and leaves appear on the handle front and one on the backside.

All twelve pieces are engraved with flowing script "VK" (possibly for "Violet" and hence the choice of pattern?) monograms on the handle fronts.

In very fine estate condition, these are free of polishing wear and have bright finishes. The bowls are well-shaped, without tip wear, dents, or bends, save one of them has visible pebbling in the base toward the end.