Showing posts with label coin silver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coin silver. Show all posts

Monday, August 6, 2012

Let's Dish ~ Black & White & A Pop of Yellow




Let' Dish 

 about

Black and White 

with a touch of Yellow





A few weeks ago, blogging friend  


shared her version of a black and white table for summer.





The cupboards at HFTS have plenty 

of black and white so I took 

Kathe's inspiration and set a B and W table 

for a Friday night dinner party with friends.




My stack:

Black Woven Placemats  

Pottery Barn chicken wire chargers

MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check chargers

Simple Black Plates and Bowls from the $ Store.






The Sunny Days of August 

provided the pop of yellow for the centerpiece.






I looked to my summer garden to provide 

a few blooms to pop into my mini Courtly Check pots.





The perfect low centerpiece.




I would have liked to use these 

sunshine yellow napkins from World Market,

but alas I only have four of these.




So instead I pulled these 

black and white paisley ones into service.
Used my collection of vintage 

napkin rings that were a thrifty 

"find" at Round Top two years ago. 




The beautiful sterling initials 

make these very special.




I love the way they compliment my set of

 vintage flatware with the French "ivory" handles.

The spoon was a recent find at 

an antique shop in New Braunfels.

I picked up a pair of these specifically 

to use with these knives and forks.  

They are Reed and Barton.




They round out a place setting of six to use with these spoons 

that were my antique souvenir from Maine last summer.

The Cherished Home is a wonderful shop in Belfast, ME.

They were having a great sale the day we visited.

These four coin silver chowder spoons were $25 for the set.




The two like this one are marked 

Oertelt with crossed swords and the # 12.

A simple TH is the monogram.

An update about coin silver from Johanna @ Silver + Roses.
After reading this post, Johanna created a post about the coin silver flatware that has been in her family for generations.  Be sure to stop by Johanna's post here for some interesting insight.




The two in this pattern are 

marked Fifield and Brackett 

with the monogram "N J Furber".




Dessert offered the opportunity to bring in 

more black and white with a touch of yellow.




These cute demitasse spoons are Sabre Paris.

I bring some of this flatware back each time I visit Paris.  

It's reasonably priced and 

found in several Paris department stores.





For a quick and easy light dessert serve

a bowl of fresh summer berries 

topped with whipped cream   .   .   .




Offered with some pretty and tasty treats


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Let's Dish ~ Shells


Let's Dish about sea shell dishes.

The sea shells above are real shells with a grove cut in them to hold place cards. They are from Two's Company, but since this is a tray scape, I'm using them as added details rather than place card holders.



I brought home a wonderful wicker tray from

my trip to the Texas hill country

and few thrifty finds from a

recent trip to Dallas & Ft. Worth.



The shell dishes are by Maxcera.

I purchased them from a

clearance shelf at TJ Maxx last year.



The shell shaped plates feature an

embossed edge with a starfish among sea shells.



The shell shaped bowls have the same fluted

edge with a turned shell detail at the top edge.



They are rustic white with brown under tones.

Absolutely perfect for serving clam chowder,

fish soup, or perhaps a shrimp or crab salad.



I chose clam chowder for tonight's dinner.

It felt like the perfect comfort food

for the rainy evening we are having.



The set of chowder spoons were a thrifty find

this past summer when we spent a week in Maine.

The Cherished Home is a wonderful shop in Belfast, ME.

They were having a great sale the day we visited.

These four coin silver chowder spoons were $25 for the set.

Two are marked Fifield & Brackett with the monogram

N. J. Furber

in gorgeous script.

The other pair is marked Vertelt

with crossed swords and the #12.

A simple TH is the monogram.




Found the napkin ring at an antique store in Ft. Worth.

There was a box of odd pieces, each priced $4.

I can't find a mark, but this little gem has

gorgeous engraved details of flowers,

none of which really show up in the photo.

No doubt it will polish up, but I rather like it's aged patina.



So there you have it.

A sea shell inspired tray scape

created with thrifty finds.



The shell dishes are Rustic White Shell by Maxcera.


TJ Maxx only had 3 bowls and 7 plates.

If you know of a source,

I'd love to find more, especially more of the bowls.



I'm playing along with

Food for Thought

this week with a review of

VIOLETS OF MARCH.

Click here for details about Sarah Jio's debut novel

and a bowl of delicious clam chowder.

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