Gio Ponti, Diamond flatware service

Gio Ponti
Diamond flatware service

Reed & Barton
Italy / USA, 1958
sterling silver, stainless steel

Five-piece service for twelve, plus seven serving pieces; 67 pieces total. Impressed manufacturer's mark to forks and spoons 'Reed & Barton Sterling'. Incised manufacturer's mark to each knife blade 'Reed & Barton Mirrorstele Sterling Handle'. 86.6 ozt. (gross weighable)

Literature: Modernism in American Silver: 20th Century Design, Stern, pg. 245

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Condition Report: Good condition with normal signs of wear, including light scratches and nicks, commensurate with age and use. One minor impression to edge of one teaspoon bowl. Service is comprised of (12) teaspoons, (12) dessert spoons, (12) salad forks, (12) dinner forks, (12) hollow handle dinner knives with stainless steel blades, (1) sugar spoon, (1) pierced serving spoon, (1) gravy ladle, (1) serving fork, (1) hollow handle pie server with stainless steel blade, (1) hollow handle cheese knife with stainless steel blade, and (1) hollow handle butter spreader with stainless steel blade.