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jj unregistered |
posted 05-26-2002 05:57 PM
 
Hi, I have been trying to research a pattern and have not found it anywhere (books or on the internet.) It is in the vine style and the motif is a grass like species with for sprays of seeds going about an inch to the top of the handle. The grass wraps around the back where it show a bloomhead not seeds. NOW this is what is really unusual...the back of the fork (very tiny) stamped crane or swan in an oval. I think it is a crane, but even with a jewelers loop it is hard to make out. It is marked "Tiffany & Co. Sterling and the .M. has something in front of it that looks like a very small backwards c. Thanks for any help on this piece. Oh the dinner fork if very heavy and measures a bit over 8 inches. Jane IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 05-26-2002 08:18 PM
You have a rare and very nice example of Tiffany's 1872 Vine pattern. The plant depicted on your dinner fork is wheat. The tiny swan mark is a French import mark, meaning it was brought into France sometime during its life. I think the swan mark was used in France after 1893. IP: Logged |
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jj Posts: 9 |
posted 05-26-2002 08:28 PM
It could be sorghum or a reed of some sort or even wild cane, well sorgham is cane?...four sprays of seedheads. Just me again...I registered and read a couple of mistakes in my previous posting. The back of the handle has two blooms and above it is the monogram. Thanks for any info and this is a really cool site AND it's free! What a breath of fresh air on the internet!!!! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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jj Posts: 9 |
posted 05-26-2002 08:33 PM
oh thanks! I submitted my corrections and saw your post....I thought it might be wheat, but all I could find was the broom wheat pattern and it was not that one. Happy MemorialDay! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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jj Posts: 9 |
posted 05-26-2002 09:12 PM
Could this be an Expo Piece? Since it has a monogram, I guess not. Still cannot find a jpeg of this pattern anywhere on the internet! I am on a mission.... ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 05-27-2002 11:51 AM
Jane, is this your pattern? I don't think it is an expo piece. IP: Logged |
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jj Posts: 9 |
posted 05-27-2002 02:32 PM
That is it! I meant to type broom corn, not broom wheat. Thank you very much! Jane IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 05-27-2002 08:46 PM
Vine was a multi-motif pattern, so not all pieces in the pattern will feature wheat. Different sized handles featured different plants, including (but not limited to) pea, gourd, morning glory, daisy, and tomato. IP: Logged |
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jj Posts: 9 |
posted 05-27-2002 10:09 PM
Yes, I have sold many vine patterns: gourd, etc. but this one had me really confused! It is so beautiful and HEAVY. I really appreciate your help. Jane [This message has been edited by jj (edited 05-27-2002).] IP: Logged |
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William Hood Posts: 271 |
posted 06-01-2002 11:46 PM
Read all about Tiffany's Vine pattern and see examples of all thirteen motifs in the book "Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art," by Hood, Berlin and Wawrynek, published by Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2000 (chapter 5, pp. 186-201). IP: Logged |
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D. Warren unregistered |
posted 06-02-2002 10:06 AM
Dear Jane--you don't have an email address in your profile, so this is the only way I can contact you. please email me at attleboro826@yahoo.com. Thank you, Diana Warren IP: Logged |
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jj Posts: 9 |
posted 06-02-2002 12:00 PM
Thank you Mr. Hood, I tried to get our library to buy one....I am ordering one from Lauren Stanley. Jane Wachs [This message has been edited by jj (edited 06-02-2002).] IP: Logged |
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