Towle Silver (American), 20th century. One hundred and forty-six piece "King Richard" (pattern introduced 1932) sterling silver flatware service comprising: sixteen forks (7.875"), sixteen salad forks (6.5"), five seafood cocktail forks (5.75"), thirty-six teaspoons (6"), seventeen round/cream soup spoons (6.125"), eight iced tea spoons (8.25"), ten hollow handled knives with stainless steel blades (9.5") six French hollow handled knives with stainless steel blades (9.75"), ten hollow handled paddle butter spreaders (5.75"), six modern hollow handled butter spreaders with stainless steel blades (6.25"), one master butter knife (7.375"), one medium cold meat fork (8.125"), one strawberry fork (5.125"), one lemon fork (5"), two pierced serving tablespoons (8.625"), two serving tablespoons (8.625"), one pierced tomato server (8"), one jelly server (6.75"), one dessert pie server (10.125"), one gravy ladle (7.25"), one mustard spoon (5.25"), one small sugar tongs (4"), two piece hollow handled salad set with plastic bowls (11.75"), one hollow handled offset pie/cake server with stainless steel blade (10.5"), one hollow lasagna server with stainless steel blade (9.75"), handled one hollow handled carving knife with stainless steel blade (10.5"), and one hollow handled carving fork with stainless steel prongs (11.125"). All appropriately marked. Total approx. weight of the non-hollow handled pieces of 180.19 ozt.
Condition
Surface scratches consistent with domestic use; no apparent engraving removal.