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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 08-09-2020 11:17 AM I don't collect flatware or bug stuff anymore but could not resist this wonderful George Sharp ice cream server. Originally bought for resale but can't bring myself to sell it. The bug is fabulous. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-09-2020 02:02 PM So funny to think that in the old days people would want bugs on their flatware. IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 08-09-2020 04:36 PM I always wondered about what customer would buy something like this...putting out ice cream on a hot summer day in 1870, a giant beetle on the server... IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 08-16-2020 11:02 PM The Victorian era people were fascinated by bugs and not just those people living in Great Britain. The US designers quickly picked up this love affair. This fascination continued even through the time when some modern day bugs; the Beatles, were imported into the US culture. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 08-16-2020).] IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-17-2020 09:57 AM Decorative Studies of Insect Forms. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-18-2020 08:12 PM Love the further insight into Victorian bug fancy. IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 08-21-2020 12:40 AM So wonderful! And simultaneously so horrible! And yet so wonderful! IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 08-21-2020 06:30 PM I think of this form as a cracker scoop, but I am sure it would work for ice cream. IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 08-23-2020 06:43 AM I agree, probably a cracker scoop. Thanks. IP: Logged
Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 Registered: Aug 2000	posted 08-23-2020 03:28 PM I have seen this Sharp form in the past described as an ice cream server. This was not a primary source attribution, so..... Also, this piece might be a crouquette server. [This message has been edited by Richard Kurtzman (edited 08-23-2020).] IP: Logged
asheland Posts: 935 Registered: Nov 2003	posted 11-17-2020 02:03 PM Super cool! IP: Logged

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