Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 5,040
Estimate
A SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE MARK OF REED & BARTON, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY Francis I pattern, comprising: Sixteen lunch forks Ten fruit forks Twenty ice-cream forks Four cocktail forks Eleven iced-tea spoons Thirty-seven teaspoons Eighteen smaller teaspoons Eight dessert spoons Eleven bouillon spoons Nine coffee spoons Four citrus spoons Eighteen lunch knives, the stainless steel blades in two sizes Ten fruit knives, with stainless steel blades Four smaller lunch knives, with stainless steel blades A cake server A cheese carving knife with silver plate blade A tomato server A carving knife and fork with stainless steel blades A salad spoon and fork A cold meat fork A lemon fork A pair of sugar nips A jelly spoon A cheese knife with stainless steel blade Three butter knives Two sugar spoons with shell bowls A sauce ladle Two table spoons One table spoon with pierced bowl Four assorted smaller spoons 211 oz. weighable silver (205)
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