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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smallaxe, post: 2436860, member: 13430&quot;]I have these two little forks I had put with plated stuff, and just realized they are marked sterling. At first I thought they had Birmingham hallmarks, but now I think they are American Gorham in the Pat. 1895 Chantilly pattern. I have a few questions about them.</p><p>Are these more correctly called Pickle Forks, Coctail Forks, or something else (nevermind this question...I just found a website showing the Gorham catalog, and they called them Oyster forks)?</p><p>Does the Gorham Chantilly ID seem right (they look a little different than later Chantilly)?</p><p>Is it possible to know the year (it&#039;s likely no earlier than 1899 based on monogram and the owner&#039;s marriage date)?</p><p>There are slight differences between these two (decoration detail and one has mostly flat tines, the other mostly rounded) although they seem to be the same pattern. Also, one says &quot;H.O.Hurlburt &amp; Sons&quot; (a Philadelphia PA jeweler), and the other doesn&#039;t. Is one likely a replacement at a later date, or are pattern variations normal even when purchased as a set?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]264505[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]264506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]264507[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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