Tiffany Silver Florentine Cutlery Suite, Circa 1905

• Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
• Important - Important is a word used in the antique trade to indicate an object should be ranked above other similar objects, and is therefore more valuable.
  
  The object could be considered important because it is by a famous designer or maker, has been shown at a major exhibition, is of exquisite workmanship, is rare or is a "one-off", was made for an important patron, and so on.
  
  Even further up the pecking order are objects that are described in catalogue descriptions as highly important or extraordinarily important.
• Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• butter knife / knives - silver items 190
• carving knife / knives - silver items 66
• helmets - military pickelhaube helmet 155
• silver cutlery / flatware, patterns - Tiffany pattern 28
• silver cutlery / flatware, settings - unboxed 1,448
• Tiffany & Co. (United States) - silver, maker or retailer 84