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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 07-05-2008 01:35 PM In the 1880s, several American makers used the basket weave as a decorative motif on their silver, some of it inspired by Russian trompe l'oeil silver. I think it looks great. Here are some examples. Does anybody have others to share? c1880 Durgin pie slice c1885 Durgin coffee spoon c1880 Durgin bottle c1880-85 Whiting napkin rings c1880-85 Whiting butter pat. Wood & Hughes produced a basket weave design very similar to the Whiting examples above. IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 07-05-2008 02:19 PM Hello Paul! Your pieces are stunning. Wish I did have some to share. Jersey IP: Logged
FWG Posts: 845 Registered: Aug 2005	posted 07-05-2008 02:29 PM Your Durgin bottle looks like it's actually woven rather than a trompe l'oeil finish. No? What does it say on the label? Is it an encased glass bottle? Likewise, the pie server looks like it's actually braided from a split stock, then finished to look like banana or bamboo leaves. I can't remember whether I have any faux weave, but will keep it in mind next time I go through things. I do have a few actual woven silver wire pieces, a weakness of mine.... [This message has been edited by FWG (edited 07-05-2008).] IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 07-05-2008 02:42 PM The pie knife is actually braided. The miniature bottle is designed to resemble a rattan-encased bottle of maraschino, a cherry liqueur. The "label" on the bottle reads "Marraschino [sic] Fino Trieste" with a double-headed eagle design. The basket weave on the bottle is realistically hand-engraved. The four vertical straps (three of which are missing a piece) are applied. I don't know what the bottle is for. It is not glass lined. It has a perforated lid. An example of this design was sold at a Heritage Galley auction and described as a cologne bottle. I would think a cologne bottle should have an airtight seals, and that the open performations on this would allow essences from the cologne to escape, but I'm not really sure. All of the other pieces are die-struck, seemingly the commonest method to acquire a faux basket weave pattern. [This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 07-05-2008).] IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 07-05-2008 04:26 PM I wonder if the bottle could be for a type of talcum powder. Jersey IP: Logged
Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 Registered: Aug 2000	posted 07-07-2008 01:30 AM Here's an example from Wood & Hughes. IP: Logged
carlaz Posts: 239 Registered: Jan 2001	posted 07-07-2008 08:30 AM IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-07-2008 12:35 PM IP: Logged
Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 Registered: Aug 2000	posted 07-07-2008 01:15 PM carlaz, Nice piece. Who's the maker and what is the finial? IP: Logged

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