Antique Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Florentine pattern fork

Antique Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Florentine pattern fork.

Maker: Tiffany & Co
Pattern: Designed by Paulding Farnham
Style: Renaissance Revival

The measurements:
Length x width: 17.3 x 2.7 cm
Weight: 74 grams

Condition: The fork is pre-owned, with signs of usage, such as the slight bends in the tines, but is otherwise good condition overall.

HISTORY:

Introduced 1900, but the patent application not filed until May 9, 1904, issued June 7, 1904.
Since Pat.1900 was incorporated into the dies, the company must have anticipated filing for a patent at least that year.
George Paulding Farnham (1859–1927) was an American jewellery designer, sculptor, and metallurgist that worked for Tiffany & Co. in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Florentine - was another of Paulding Farnham's complex designs which included Renaissance and Rococo elements.
He started with the basic King's shape. The lower stem is framed by thin scroll ornaments with small leaves.
The upper stem has successive rows of leaf ornaments in a pinnate form which evolve into successive scroll ornaments of decreasing size, flanking central leaf elements. The terminal is a mixture of old and new styles.
Pieces of Florentine are not easily found today.

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