George Sharp "Arabesque" Sterling Silver Flatware

Forty-Five Pieces of George Sharp "Arabesque" Sterling Silver Flatware

the pattern designed in 1870 by George B. Sharp (1819-1904), most retailed by Bailey & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including:
twelve luncheon forks, monogrammed "B", l. 6-7/8";
eight teaspoons, monogrammed "B", l. 5-7/8";
five soup/dessert spoons, monogrammed "B", l. 6-3/4";
five tablespoons, monogrammed "B", l. 8-3/8";
ten dessert knives with flat handles and silver "blunt"-shaped blades, monogrammed "D", l. 8";
a pastry fork, monogrammed "MSW", l. 6-3/8";
a serving spade, monogrammed "RRC", l. 8-7/8";
a serving scoop, l. 9";
a macaroni server, l. 10-5/8"; and
a sugar shell, l. 6-3/4".
55.37 total t. oz.
Condition Report: **An assembled set in generally good condition, with the usual light scuffs and surface wear commensurate with age and use. One tablespoon has a slight kink in the bowl, and the luncheon forks show some moderate rounding to the tines. One teaspoon and one soup/dessert spoon has some minor dents in the bowl. The serving scoop and macaroni server with gilt bowls, the former with satin finish and the gilt all but completely worn away, the latter with less but still significant wear to the gilding. Each piece marked with the Sharp "lion-S-lion" trademark and "Patent". All pieces additionally marked "Bailey & Co." with the exception of the soup/dessert spoons (no retailer's mark), the pastry fork (marked "Tiffany & Co."), the macaroni server (marked "Shreve, Crump & Low") and the serving spade (marked "George Sharp").