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GORHAM!  American Sterling Silver Strawberry  Fork. Cambridge buttercup Design. 1910 Import.
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GORHAM! American Sterling Silver Strawberry Fork. Cambridge buttercup Design. 1910 Import.

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Condition
Secondhand
Location
South Africa
Time Period
1900-1950
Bob Shop ID
527150899

Weighs 11 grammes  11. 5 cm high. The intricate buttercup design was one of Gorham"s best.

These are exquisite strawberry forks, also could be used as pastry forks. Great for the ultimate teatime experience.

Acknowledged as one of the finest American manufacturers of flatware, Gorham exported to the British Empire areas from before the turn of the last century. The hallmark on these forks indicates a date of manufacture of 1910, marked for export.  Marked Sterling Silver.

The piece is actually referred to in the set as a strawberry fork and replacements retail for $49. I see the designer was William C. Codman and that the design dates from 1899. The design was revived by  Durgin in 1955 as "English Rose", although my pieces were definitely the earlier Gorham.  I thought it looked a bit Art Nouveau. I had seen the design referred to as "buttercups" elsewhere on ebay. And indeed the flowers depicted seem to far more like buttercups than English Roses.

Posnet to Postnet R99.