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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 196558, member: 111&quot;]Absolutely no reason for embarrassment, suspect we&#039;ve all been fooled by bad pics and descriptions, on receipt, your gut told you something was off.&nbsp; Sometimes it pays off, I once took a chance on an inexpensive spoon with fuzzy pics and only a description of the marks, thought it might be an early 1890s Gorham cast souvenir spoon - it was, and a rare piece (not a term I use loosely) to boot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should have qualified that the very three-dimensional designs often did have cast handles, and were even fully cast on some intricate items like fancy bon-bon spoons - these pieces were very well finished though, much nicer than even the best of the recasts.&nbsp; Will use exhaustion as an excuse, but on reflection, I&#039;m not sure if the Strawberry/Blackberry/Cherry line handles were die-struck or cast - most of my books are packed away at the moment, but believe I know where to dig for Dr. Hood&#039;s book on Tiffany flatware, feel sure those pieces are mentioned and will check when I&#039;m back over at my house...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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