Essex Jewelry and Antiques
Antique Pair Tiffany Sterling Silver Olympian Fruit Knives Rare Old Production
Regular price
$468.00
Presented is a fabulous pair of Tiffany & Co sterling silver handled fruit knives. These knives are made in the beautiful Olympian pattern, which began production in 1878. The handles of the knives are old, dating to within a decade or so of the production date. The blades are more modern stainless steel replacements, though they are still Tiffany & Co and so marked. As the name suggests, this pattern features decoration in the form of detailed Greco-Roman scenes, lounging god and goddess type figures surrounded by grape vines and clusters. The blades of the knives are serrated along the top, indicating their use as fruit knives. Fruit knives in this pattern are particularly rare, not available from Replacements.com, AntiqueCupboard.com, or anywhere else online that we could find in our research. Each knife has a monogram of SRF on the handle.
Please note, we have additional knives in this pattern available for sale, contact us for availability. We also have other utensils in this pattern available, which you can find by searching "Olympian" in our store.
The knives are in excellent condition. The details of the design are exceptionally crisp. The handles have no splits, no dents, no monogram removals, and no repairs. The blades we believe to be replacements, but as you can see by the stamp, the owner of these knives had the work done by Tiffany & Co.
Each knife is marked Tiffany & Co and New York on the blades. The handles are sterling silver, tested and guaranteed.
Each knife is about 7 1/4 inches long.
This listing is for 2 knives. -jm