purpose of this fork

[bubba]

Tiffany Wave Edge 1884 M mark forks 6 1/4" lngth.
Please help identify the name/purpose of these. I have been unable to find similarly shaped bowl on seafood or oyster forks as they are a waisted shape bowl in my references.



Thanks in advance

[silverport]

Maybe lemon forks for long drinks?

Hello

Welcome to the Forum.

I haven't a catalogue of Tiffany's - but I guess, that these forks are lemon forks for long drinks.

The European ones are in lengths of about 4 inches - for long drinks are in use (long) lemon spoon; today most times used for yoghurt.

Same lengths, but with tines twice as long as here are shown, are fruit forks.

Kind regards silverport

[dragonflywink]

It's a fairly common Tiffany shape for oyster forks along with the tapered-in tine form, both shapes (as well as others) were sometimes made in the same patterns, examples can be found in Dr. Hood's Tiffany Silver Flatware.

~Cheryl