Vine Servers: Raspberry
This group of 15 contains several rare serving forms with Raspberry motif handles. These include the hooded scoop (top row, left and enlargement below), an all-gilt preserve spoon (top row, second from left), the cheese scoop (second row, right), gravy ladle with heart-shaped bowl (third row, second from right), and the long claw-foot ice tongs (bottom). The trio of bon bon spoons (top row, right) display a variety of decorative bowls. For additional illustrations and details, see the Raspberry gallery in Images & Details
- Bon bon spoon, gilt pierced oval fluted edge, 5"
- Bon bon spoon, gilt pierced scallop shell bowl, 5 1/8"
- Bon bon spoon, oval bowl fluted edge, "MP" monogram, 5 1/16"
- Cheese scoop, gilt bowl,"W" monogram and date: April 21, 1893, 7 3/4"
- Cream ladle, bowl with "ELS" monogram, 7"
- Gravy ladle, heart-shaped bowl, "CHL" monogram, 7"
- Hooded scoop, pierced heart and engraved raspberry vine motif, 6 3/8" (at right)
- Ice tongs, short claw-foot with pierced gilt bowl,"C" monogram, 5 3/4"
- Ice tongs, long claw-foot with pierced bowl, "MEP" monogram and date: 1892, 8 3/8" (at bottom)
- Ice cream server, gilt bowl, 9 1/2"
- Jelly spoon, gilt bowl, 7 1/8"
- Sugar sifter, pierced bowl with scalloped edge, 7 1/8"
- Sugar sifter, gilt pierced bowl with lobed edge, 7 1/8"
- Pastry server, gilt, "HTH" monogram, 10 3/8"
- Preserve spoon, all-gilt, 7"
Long claw-foot ice tongs