Reed & Barton sterling flatware & hollowware

Lot 1060

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145 East Walnut Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States

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Decorative Art Auction by John Moran Auctioneers

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Decorative Art Auction

By John Moran Auctioneers

Sep 29, 2015 - Sep 30, 2015

Set Reminder 2015-09-29 18:00:00 2015-09-30 18:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Decorative Art Auction https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/john-moran/decorative-art-auction-872 John Moran Auctioneers info@johnmoran.com

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Lot Description

Mid-20th century, an assembled set in the ''Francis I'' pattern designed in 1907 by Ernest Meyers, each with maker's marks and further marked ''Sterling'', comprising 24 dinner forks (7.75''), 26 forks (7.125''), 29 salad forks (6.125''), 17 place/oval soup spoons (6.625''), 10 oval soup spoons (7.25''), 8 round bowl/cream soup spoons (5.875''), 19 oyster forks (5.625''), 17 teaspoons (5.875''), 7 table/serving spoons (8.375''), 9 demitasse spoons (4.125''), 16 new French hollow-handled stainless steel-bladed dinner knives (9.625''), 10 modern hollow-handled stainless steel-bladed knives (9.325''), 4 new French hollow-handled stainless steel-bladed knives (9.125''), 11 hollow-handled stainless steel-bladed butter spreaders (6.375''), 1 solid salad serving spoon (9.25''), 1 solid salad serving fork (9.375''), 1 large cold meat serving fork (9.25''), 2 small cold meat serving forks (7.875''), 1 tomato server (8.125''), 1 bon bon spoon (4.75''), 2 gravy ladles (6.625''), 1 jelly server (5.875''), 1 cream ladle (5.875''), 2 hollow-handled stainless steel-bladed cake/pie servers (one with a serrated blade) (10.375''), 1 handled pipkin marked ''X569'' (2.5'' H x 5.5'' W x 4'' D) with saucer marked ''X5'' (4.875'' Dia.), 1 oval footed vegetable dish marked ''X566F'' (3.25'' H x 12.5'' W x 9.75'' D), 4 nut dishes marked ''X569'' (.75'' H x 3.375'' Dia.) and 1 bon bon bowl marked ''X569'' (1.875'' H x 8'' Dia.), not monogrammed, 228 pieces, weighable sterling 333.645 oz troy approximately, est: $2500/3500 Provenance: Private Collection, La Jolla, CA

Condition

Overall good condition, with general light marks, scratches, rubbed wear and tarnishing commensurate with age and moderate use. Scattered forks with minor bending to tines. One pie server with a repair to joint between blade and handle. Pipkin with two approximately .75'' x .5'' dents to body near handle. An assembled set, as stated. Weight does not include stainless steel-bladed articles.
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