An Assembled American Silver Flatware Service,
first half 20th century,
most Fairfax pattern, Gorham Mfg Co., Providence, RI, and Mary Chilton pattern, Towle Silversmiths, Newburyport, MA, engraved with initial F or monogram JFS, comprising
12 dinner knives
24 dinner forks
12 lunch knives
12 fish forks
22 butter spreaders
12 salad forks
12 oyster forks
3 tablespoons
25 teaspoons
10 bouillon spoons
3 iced tea spoons
12 demitasse spoons
4 carvers
1 cold meat fork
1 sauce ladle
1 cream ladle
1 cake server
1 pate server
1 lemon fork
1 olive spoon
1 pair sugar tongs
2 sugar spoons
173 pieces; 136 ozt 13 dwt weighable.
Estimate $ 3,000-5,000
more complete breakdown of makers & patterns:
12 dinner knives, Towle
12 dinner forks, Towle
12 dinner forks, Goham
12 fish forks, R. Wallace
12 salad forks, Gorham
12 butter spreaders, Towle
10 butter spreaders, Gorham
3 tablespoons, Towld, Old Newbury pattern
13 teaspoons, Gorham
12 teaspons, Towle
10 bouillon spoons, Gorham
3 iced tea spoons
12 demitasse spoons, Gorham
all servers by Gorham/Durgin except for 1 Kirk olive spoon
overall good condition, some light scratches throughout, blade joins clean, tines straight and even, a few spoons with some salt stains