Unusual TIFFANY & CO Sterling Silver Serving Piece?
I am hoping that someone can help me to identify a rather unusual piece of Tiffany sterling silver. The pattern is Chrysanthemum but I have no idea what this would be used for. Any help would be appreciated and thank you in advance.
18 comments
maeday76
·3 years agoI've seen these listed as ice cream/aspic servers occasionally, but I came across these forum posts and thought they might shed some light as to relative size and functional variants (like having a lip to keep that gross meat jelly on the blade as it's being served.)
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klhmdg
·3 years ago@diamondsells A solid Aspic Server.
It looks to be the same shape and size of other Aspic Servers.
maxine*j
·3 years agoCould be. It wouldn't be the first time I found multiples of a misidentified item.
If so, it's still only half a set, based on the images I found of this implement and another in boxed sets.
in the past, folks who "set a proper table" had a specific implement to serve and to eat every item known to mankind to be edible. Small wonder we modern folk confuse them. 🙂
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toomuchstuffagain35
·3 years agoWhatever it's for it does look to be part of a "set". I was wondering if that was the case earlier.
I now find myself in dire need of a tomato server. (preferably NOT sterling due to the acid)
diamondsells
OP3 years agoFrom asparagus to green beans to aspic or even sardines...how dare we serve these without the proper utensils. 🙂
The eBay community never fails to amaze me when everyone takes the time to respond to a message. A big THANK YOU to all.
maxine*j
·3 years agoIt is for ice cream, but you have only half the set. Look at these images from a search on antique ice cream serving set silver, or do your own image search using those or similar terms:
https://www.google.com/search?q=antique+ice+cream+serving+set+silver&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGgvTl3oGAAxVxNlkFHWeLA_UQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1118&bih=523&dpr=1.67#imgrc=qTao6oj7KTehEM
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diamondsells
OP3 years agoThat was a great link and I appreciate your sending it. Thanks a bunch. I think I can settle in on the Ice Cream server or the Aspic server and now I'll be in search of the matching piece.
fashunu4eeuh
·3 years agoIs there a date on this piece? That would help to narrow the possibilities.
diamondsells
OP3 years agoMy thanks go out to everyone for your quick replies to my posting. I would have to agree with toomuchstuffagain35 that I'm not really convinced it's an ice cream server. I've been researching for several days and it appears that the ice cream servers have larger blades (scoops). They almost look like fish servers.
maeday76
·3 years agoThe patent date reads 1880.
chapeau-noir
·3 years agoNot hefty enough. It looks more to like a jelly server - i.e., older style jelly dishes.
toomuchstuffagain35
·3 years agoIt's obviously meant to be a specialty serving piece, along the lines of asparagus tongs and tomato servers.
an-57470
·3 years agoof course you can.
an-57470
·3 years agoall the time i do
slippinjimmy
·3 years agoDo a Google image search for this:
Tiffany vintage ice cream server
You will find a few matches that are quite similar to your, one of them is on sale on another website for $950.
toomuchstuffagain35
·3 years agoI'm not totally convinced it's an ice cream server due to the shape.
rugerskick
·3 years agoI agree, its does appear to be a vintage ice cream server. Its just too similar to so many other tiffany designs, and they have a LOT of different one, yet they all have basic similarities. Good catch.
toomuchstuffagain35
·3 years agoI can't even remember the last time I saw a BLOCK of icecream lol