A Beautiful Mix
I have a secret. I hoard collect antique silverware. There’s something so charming about using mismatched antique silverware to put together place settings. Many times when I am buying antiques in Europe, I find fantastic sets of forks, and spoons. But often, no knives.
Do you want to know why? Long ago, while it was perfectly acceptable, desirable even, to "gift" silver flatware to new brides on their wedding day, giving knives was considered bad luck. Very bad luck. For the friendship of the giver and the bride and groom. So newly wedded couples bought their own knives, often in a mismatch pattern.
Only for those of you who adore tables with personality and patina, this glorious set for six, French antique flatware with those wonderfully "mismatched" knives.
Most of the knives, forks and spoons I love {and sometimes sell, with the accent on the sometimes} have a matching fork and spoon, and totally different knives. J'adore!
Each place setting has a unique combination of flatware with a knife of a different pattern, making the table all that much more welcoming!
Find some of the currently available antique and vintage flatware....and set tables with a huge personality this season!
{PIN to your boards!}
Are you game for setting your tables with mismatched forks, knives and spoons?
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Lidy
August 12, 2016
Oh Victoria, I’m so sorry about the burglary…ugh. We were burglarized a while ago and some of my family jewelry was taken, and that is heart breaking, I know. But what a great attitude you have, inspirational! And now you have the joy of building up a whole new collection, I love it! I love mix match sterling, and especially unusual sterling pieces like ice cream spoons etc. I managed to purchase so many on my last buying trip for the shop that I actually had some “left over” {:) } to sell too. xo