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You’ll notice that prices are not shown; this is done not only to insure our customers’ privacy, but because many items are bought as gifts and still others are sold to dealers and interior designers...situations where the price is better left unpublished. It's also a way to encourage communication. More often than not, all of the wonderful characteristics of a piece can’t be squeezed into the description area and besides, do you really want everyone to know what you paid for something? So, if you would like a price on something, have any questions or need more information, please remember that we’re just a click away! Ready?...slippers on? Let’s go shopping! Rare and
Unique Antique Copper Mold Back then copper molds were made by the local dinandier and were given as wedding presents...much more than a mere cooking tool, they were proudly hung on the wall as a means to signify the status of the household and to testify to the quality of the food that was prepared there...making this particular mold the equivilent of a Cordon Bleu diploma! Forms in the shape of a
melon, a heart, and traditional swirls surround a central star... Here's a view of the
tinned interior... The Perfect Heart-shaped Spoonholder...In Pewter and Complete with Ten Pewter Spoons Called a Porte-Cuillère in French, this pewter spoonholder is fabulous...
...and even more fabulous, it comes complete with a set of
ten pewter spoons! The tip of the heart has the maker's touchmark...an eagle with outstretched wings with an "N" above, a "P" on the left and another letter to the right that is worn...perhaps it's an "L".
The ten spoons are of the same
form... Pewter...consisting of about 90% tin with various additions, including copper, antimony, bismuth, or lead, has been used for making spoons since antiquity...the basic form changed little from the days of the Roman Empire up to the sixteenth century. French pewtersmiths stopped the use of lead during the French Revolution and continued to produce their wares sans lead...pewter utensils remained in fashion until around 1825.
The spoons and the holder are in
good condition...one spoon has a small area of damage...
Glass Rabbit-form
Jelly Mold
Not to mention how wonderful it
would look on its own as part of your display of culinary antiques. Nothing says "luxe" like Caviar...an assortment of (empty) tins
Speaking of ask...here are some caviar facts because having one of these tins lying around will label you as a cognizetti and you will be expected to know... True caviar is the unfertilized eggs of a specific type of sturgeon. Processed and salted, the eggs...also known as roe...are a luxury gourmet item, with some varieties advertised at upwards of $10,000 per kilo. Beluga is the rarest. It comes in a blue tin and has dark, black eggs of the largest diameter or grain...about 2.5mm. Other varieties include Osetra (yellow tin) and Sevruga (red tin). Caviar is highly perishable...it can be pasturized to extend its shelf life, but the quality of the product suffers significant loss. Once a caviar container is opened, the contents must be consumed within a couple of days. Malossol is a Russian word meaning "little salt"...this signifies a caviar that is the freshest and the highest quality. Guriev is the former name of a port on the Caspian Sea...it is now known as Atyraü, Kazakstan. There are 280 calories in 100 grams of caviar. A sterling silver spoon is not to be used with caviar as it imparts an unpleasant metallic taste...instead, tradition calls for a mother of pearl utensil for serving. Mind you, in most cases, caviar originally came to a re-seller packaged in tin...as these vintage containers attest...but tradition is not to be messed with and mother of pearl is the tradition. A tin of the size of our largest Beluga example...6.25 inches in diameter and 3.25 inches high would have had its contents divided into smaller, more marketable jars....or else someone was very rich, indeed! The smaller of our Beluga tins measures 4.9375 inches in diameter and 1.3125 inches high. In ancient Egypt, caviar was offered to the feline deities; in the newly industrialized nations of the nineteenth century, caviar was reserved for the wealthy and served at prestigious functions; in eastern Europe, caviar is served at any festive occasion...birthdays, weddings, etc. A high-quality caviar is not to be served masked with onions, eggs, capers, and the like...it is best served heaped upon a small piece of thin, toasted bread that has been spread with vodka-infused butter. Sturgeons are believed to be one of the oldest survivors of the prehistoric age, but pollution and over-fishing have taken a toll and it is now on the list of endangered species. Russia has ceased all fishing for sturgeon in the hopes of protecting the species. The red caviar tin we are offering measures 4.125 inches in diameter and 1.125 inches high...at one time it contained caviar from Iran. Iran continues to fish for sturgeon. In 1956, the government of Iran granted a monopoly for the processing of its caviar to a French firm...the product is known as Caviar Volga. Russian caviar and Iranian caviar are different owing to the peculiarities of the waters and depths of the Caspian sea...each variety has its proponents. (Iranian caviar has been banned from being exported into the United States since the 1970s).
Sevruga caviar comes from the
smallest sturgeon...perhaps a meter in length and weighing around 30 to 40
pounds. The roe is characterized by its small...1mm diameter...grains and
is prized for its intense flavor.
Zoomorphic Knife
It measures 12.5 inches long and
the blade is 1.5625 inches high. Salesman's
Sample...Display of Different Varieties of Wheat Stubborn to the core, I'll
try again... It's a wonderful,
small walnut case with brass carrying handle and side latches...it
measures 11.75 inches wide, 7.75 inches high and 2.675 inches deep. Wheat is a mainstay of
cooking...used for bread, cakes, cookies, pasta, couscous, and beer...a
cross-collectible, we've also included this unique sample case in our link for Antique Tools of the Trade.
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