CASTLE ROSE ROYAL CREST 5pC GRILLE DINNER PLACE SETTING ROUND SPOON MCM c.1942

A pattern offered this time in 5pC PLACE SETTING GRILLE/VIANDE DINNER SET, a style introduced commercially in 1930, variously called Viande, Grille, and Vogue, the new style called for the handle to be longer than the blade so that the forefinger made contact with a wider and hence more “comfortable” part of the implement…

A very well taken care of vintage estate set in excellent condition, minimal signs of use, clean panels no dents, lustrous mirror-like bowls,  and straight tines no cuts, smooth-the-touch butler finish with aged patina enhancing its details, stamped ROYAL CREST –A-CREST- + -STERLING,/ TEASPOONS also –H-  

TEASPOON 6”
RND BWL SPOON CREAM 6 1/8”
MODERN HH GRILLE KNIFE 8 3/8”
GRILLE FORK “VIANDE” 7 5/8”
IND SALAD FORK 6 ¼”