555 Washington Ave, Ste 129
St. Louis, MO 63101
United States
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Oct 14, 2023
EXTENSIVE WALLACE 'GRAND BAROQUE' STERLING FLATWARE SERVICE
American, mid-20th century, sterling silver. The service in two hundred and thirty-seven (237) total pieces all in the 'Grande Baroque' pattern.
The one hundred and sixty-eight (168) solid sterling articles consist of thirty-four (34) dinner spoons; nineteen (19) dinner forks; fifteen (15) shrimp forks; fourteen (14) soup spoons; twelve (12) each of small salad forks and ice cream forks; and eight (8) each of large salad forks, pastry forks, iced tea spoons, demitasse spoons, and napkin clips - as well as serving articles including three (3) serving spoons; a pair of tongs; two (2) gravy ladles; two (2) salad spoons; a vegetable spoon, cold meat fork, salad serving fork, two (2) butter spreaders, a baby fork and baby spoon, youth fork, olive/pickle fork, and lemon fork; one small dinner spoon. Two (2) salt spoons are accompanied by Gorham #38 open salts with cobalt inserts as well as the #37 shakers with matching lion mask footing. Also included a pair of Reed & Barton ice tongs in the 'Francis I' pattern.
The seventy (70) pieces of holloware include thirteen (13) steak knives; a set for eight (8) of fish forks and fish knives; nine (9) large and eight (8) small dinner knives; one dessert knife; eight (8) butter spreaders and the master butter knife; cheese cleaver; cake server; lasagna server; cranberry server; pasta server; ice cream scoop; berry spoon; punch ladle; rice spoon; vegetable spoon; a carving fork and knife; a cake knife; and a candle snuffer.
Solid sterling pieces only: 7370 grams
Weight given is pointedly excluding all holloware - only solid sterling silver is included in the given weight. The four Gorham articles and the Francis I ice tongs are not included in the two hundred and thirty-seven item total.
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