Fabergé flatware in original box

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silverfan
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Fabergé flatware in original box

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Besides name or number of the flatware - marked with the Moscow kokoshnik 1908-1917 - it is interesting for what purpose are the two round "knobs". See special photos.
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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Hi silverfan,

I believe they are for serving cheese.

Here is a Christofle example from 1894:

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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Thanks Tre.
Just another question: For what purpose is the second piece from underneath.
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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Hi!

A very nice set, congratulations! The markings are correct so it is a genuine Fabergé set with the original case.

The different parts are (from above):
- ham fork
- cheese buttons (these are put on the cheese so to avoid fingers touching the cheese, even today available)
- sardine server
- cheese server
- fruit knife.

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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Hi,
Knife blade was made by August Merten in Solingen, still in business.
It is unusual to have this mark before WW I because they claim
1928 wurde die Marke "Eichenlaub" kreiert und offiziell eingetragen.
(In 1928 the mark ``oak leaf`` was created and registered).
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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Thanks again AG2012 and Juke*. I am sure that the blade has been renewed.
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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Juke* wrote: The different parts are (from above):
- ham fork
- cheese buttons (these are put on the cheese so to avoid fingers touching the cheese, even today available)
- sardine server
- cheese server
- fruit knife.

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You are right.
Small correction. It changes a little, but... According to the catalog 1893 (viewtopic.php?f=46&t=25506) p. 49, this is server (spatula) for butter.
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Re: Fabergé flatware in original box

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Thanks Dad for checking and translating this from the original catalog. These tend to have similarities in the looks and then small variations according to the size so cheese servers some what bigger than butter knives. My logic was just as there are the cheese buttons there would be the cheese server also in the set but would as well be the butter knife in the set as found by you in the original catalog.
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