{"id":9392,"date":"2021-07-18T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=9392"},"modified":"2024-03-17T07:04:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T11:04:01","slug":"bone-fork-with-silver-repair-c-1880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=9392","title":{"rendered":"Bone fork with silver repair, c.1880"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This bone salad serving set, which measures 10.5 inches long, appears to have been made in France, c.1880.  Long ago, one of the fork prongs broke off and was repaired by a silversmith, who added a wide band to help secure the break. As many antique bone salad servers were made with silver handles or embellishments, this silver repair seems appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0892.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0892.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0892-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0892-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0894.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0894.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0894-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0894-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0898.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0898.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0898-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0898-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0902.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0902.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0902-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0902-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0896.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16376\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0896.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0896-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0896-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a more upscale set of French salad servers with original ornate silver handles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"553\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-18-at-1.23.03-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-18-at-1.23.03-PM.jpeg 381w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-18-at-1.23.03-PM-207x300.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catawiki.com\/\">Catawiki<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This bone salad serving set, which measures 10.5 inches long, appears to have been made in France, c.1880. 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