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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 11063392, member: 111&quot;]Thanks for the compliments!&nbsp; Found that Lily of the Valley spoon many years ago (the bowl is acid-etched as a &#039;Chicago&#039; souvenir), it was most likely acquired online, if you&#039;re including &#039;Reed &amp; Barton&#039; in your searches, might suggest trying without, since not all sellers recognize maker&#039;s marks (it wouldn&#039;t be marked with &#039;REED &amp; BARTON&#039;, but with the earlier &#039;eagle/R/lion&#039; trademark).&nbsp; I did see one on eBay a while back, so they&#039;re out there - looked for it, but unfortunately it was sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you collecting the coffee/demitasse size spoons?&nbsp; How many have you found?&nbsp; I have late 1891 to early 1893 patents on file for 18 different flowers, with 4 of the flowers done twice with changes, for a total of 22, have run across a few other designs as well.&nbsp; The 1893 ads below show the two different size spoons, note the Forget-Me-Not and Wild Rose spoons are different (patent not found for the 5 o&#039;clock Wild Rose variant).&nbsp; Should mention that while the &#039;Harlequin&#039; in those ads is most likely referring to a set of different but similar or complementary pieces, when the sets of sterling spoons were reintroduced in the 1940s, along with the tidbit sets, &#039;Harlequin&#039; became the pattern name, though the silverplate versions were actually called &#039;Fiesta&#039; party sets.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]535878[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]535879[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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