Cool new addition

asheland

So my friend that has a coin shop buys scrap silver and gold. Every year or so, he gathers up the sterling and breaks up what needs broken up and gets it ready for shipment to the refiners.

I’ve helped him a couple of times in the past as it’s a lot of work, plus he likes that I can advise on what pieces not to melt.

Anyway yesterday we did a batch and I found this super cool serving fork. I asked him if I could buy it for my collection and he said “we’ll talk when everything is done”

The job is finished and he says ah, you can just have it.

So, as a super cool gift, I added this to the asheland collection:

Let’s see if anyone is familiar with the maker... it’s an earlier example, too. c.1925-30
@Weiss should like this one.

asheland

Thanks!

Downtown1974

Very nice Asheland! I was surprised to see so much info on Georg Jensen while doing a quick search. I’ll have to read up on them.

asheland

@Downtown1974 said:
Very nice Asheland! I was surprised to see so much info on Georg Jensen while doing a quick search. I’ll have to read up on them.

They made some nice stuff and it can get pricey. I was thrilled to get this example...

Weiss

Yep, that's a cool piece. Jensen is highly collectible. Do a search on their jewelry!

ricko

Very cool silver piece..... I like the old items... and still searching for a one pint tankard... sterling...I have seen a few, but either engraved, damaged or priced beyond reason... I am a patient man.... Cheers, RickO

asheland

@ricko patience is your best friend in this business.
Once the silver bug bites you, you’re finished!

asheland

@ricko

That’s some of my silver.

ricko

@asheland .... Very nice items....I know what you mean about the 'silver bug'... I have a few engraved tankards (not the traditional shape I seek).... However, the engraving, though well done, is not pertinent to me. So I will look for what pleases me...maybe sell the engraved pieces at some point. Cheers, RickO

Timbuk3

Very nice pick-up, congratulations !!!

johnny9434

way cool asheland, a nice score

asheland

Thanks everybody!

Hemispherical

That is cool! What was the use for the fork? Did a quick goog and the best I could figure was for pastries?

asheland

@Hemispherical said:
That is cool! What was the use for the fork? Did a quick goog and the best I could figure was for pastries?

I'm not really sure on this one, I just call it a serving fork. Possibly a cold meat fork...

dcarr

That may be a rarer pattern for Georg Jensen - I'm not sure but I haven't seen that one before although I immediately suspected it was a Georg Jensen design when I first saw the picture.

asheland

@dcarr said:
That may be a rarer pattern for Georg Jensen - I'm not sure but I haven't seen that one before although I immediately suspected it was a Georg Jensen design when I first saw the picture.

From what I have gathered so far, indeed it's a lot less common. I can't find any specific information about the year it was designed but I suspect it's one that Georg Jensen designed himself. Compared to the other patterns available, it seems much scarcer going on the quantity of available pieces. It can be found online simply as pattern #72

Acorn is like the 1881-S Morgan, there are pages and pages of available listings, this pattern throughout the internet, I want to say I found less than ten examples around. I'm happy to add such a piece to the collection.