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Antique ebony handled silver flatware is an elegant look with the striking contrast of rich dark wood and fine metal silver.An exotic wood: Ebony

In Greek the word means ebony fruit of the gods and this beautiful exotic wood is definitely worthy of the name. The ebony used on antique knife handles known as Ebony Gaboon? A very dense hardwood. That ebony is generally pure black, but may occasionally have a rich seam of chocolate. Gaboon is also known as African ebony, Gabon ebony Nigeria and Cameroon.The end of 1700: Transition Years Flatware Style

Cutlery handles beautiful ebony black, lustrous mother of pearl and exquisite ivory came into fashion in the late 1700's during the Georgian period in England. Tableware and serving pieces with these lovely handles continued to be a popular style of manufacturers throughout the Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco years.
In France, like the rococo drew to a close in late 1700, the simple clean lines of the classical with the Edwardian style was a perfect plan for cutlery with contrasting handles. The combination of exotic ebony and silver manufacturers have started to produce the look of elegance and beauty. When these exquisite pieces made cutlery for the first time, was very popular with the upper classes of society and the aristocracy in England and throughout Europe.Examples of Antique Ebony diachiristei Silver Flatware
There are many excellent examples of antique cutlery with handles of ebony. Many of the pieces have beautiful teeth, bowls and blades of silver, while others have teeth or ivory cups. Often, the handles are ebony legs and covers the ornamental silver. The following are examples of this elegant antique cutlery.

    * This beautiful antique salad, around 1840, has ebony handles with silver trims and clones. The teeth and ivory bowl.
    * A beautiful set of knives dinner of Napoleon III, with handles of ebony and silver inlays and stainless steel blades in 1800.
    * A beautiful example of a ladle punch at the end of 1700 provided by the Silver dictionary. Due to the scarcity of silver and the weight of the metal, punch ladle handles were made of exotic woods such as ebony, ivory or whalebone.
    * A beautiful embossed Georgian silver punch ladle has turned ebony handle. This beautiful piece is stamped London 1768.
    * Notes from a Cottage industry offers a great photo of ebony handled cutlery.
    * An elegant set of engravings by the French artist Atelier Jonicar is another beautiful example of exotic carved ebony with stainless steel blade with teeth sand. This series is not an antique.
    * Many fine examples of antique ebony handled silver flatware shown in Antique Harvest Index in Section Silver Tableware and cutlery