A Reed & Barton "Francis I" sterling silver flatware
20th century
Each stamped for Reed & Barton, further stamped: Sterling
Designed 1907 by Ernest Meyers, comprising 6 large knives (9.75"), 18 knives (9"), 2 New French hollow-handled knives (8.875"), 16 flat handled butter spreaders (5.75"), 4 hollow-handled butter spreaders (6.5"), 27 salad forks (6.125"), 24 forks (7"), 6 forks (7.75"), 8 cocktail forks (5.5"), 30 teaspoons (8.875"), 8 iced tea spoons (7.5"), 11 round bowl soup spoons (5.875"), 4 table/serving spoons (8.25"), 1 hollow-handled three-piece carving set (longest: 12.25"), 1 hollow-handled cake/pie server (10.125"), 1 cream ladle (5.5"), 2 gravy ladles (6.5"), 2 bon bon spoons (4.625"), 1 oval soup spoon (7"), 1 round soup/gumbo spoon (7.125"), 1 small round bowl spoon (5.25"), 2 ribbed spoons (5.75"), 1 tomato server (8.25"), 1 sugar shell spoon (6.25"), and 1 pickle/olive fork (5"), each variously monogrammed, 181 pieces
Weighable sterling: 208.300 oz. troy approximately
Condition Report: Each in overall good condition with tarnishing, light scratches, and scuffs commensurate with age. Scattered forks with bent tines. Scattered pieces with further oxidation. Weight does not include hollow-handled items. Monogrammed, as stated.
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20th century
Each stamped for Reed & Barton, further stamped: Sterling
Designed 1907 by Ernest Meyers, comprising 6 large knives (9.75"), 18 knives (9"), 2 New French hollow-handled knives (8.875"), 16 flat handled butter spreaders (5.75"), 4 hollow-handled butter spreaders (6.5"), 27 salad forks (6.125"), 24 forks (7"), 6 forks (7.75"), 8 cocktail forks (5.5"), 30 teaspoons (8.875"), 8 iced tea spoons (7.5"), 11 round bowl soup spoons (5.875"), 4 table/serving spoons (8.25"), 1 hollow-handled three-piece carving set (longest: 12.25"), 1 hollow-handled cake/pie server (10.125"), 1 cream ladle (5.5"), 2 gravy ladles (6.5"), 2 bon bon spoons (4.625"), 1 oval soup spoon (7"), 1 round soup/gumbo spoon (7.125"), 1 small round bowl spoon (5.25"), 2 ribbed spoons (5.75"), 1 tomato server (8.25"), 1 sugar shell spoon (6.25"), and 1 pickle/olive fork (5"), each variously monogrammed, 181 pieces
Weighable sterling: 208.300 oz. troy approximately
Condition Report: Each in overall good condition with tarnishing, light scratches, and scuffs commensurate with age. Scattered forks with bent tines. Scattered pieces with further oxidation. Weight does not include hollow-handled items. Monogrammed, as stated.