255 pieces Reed and Barton Francis I pattern sterling silver flatware, including 12 modern dinner knives (9 1/2" L), 12 modern luncheon knives (8 7/8" L), 12 new French dinner knives (9 3/4" L), 14 new French luncheon knives (9 1/4"L), 11 dinner forks (7 3/4" L), 2 luncheon forks (7 1/4" L), 39 salad forks (6 1/8"), 8 teaspoons (5 7/8" L), 13 individual steak knives, 14 individual fish knives, 2 master butter knives, 14 fish forks, 14 oyster forks, 10 place spoons, 13 gumbo soup spoons, 14 cream soup spoons, 5 dessert spoons, 15 demitasse spoons, 3 tablespoons, 1 iced tea spoon, 2-piece small steak carving fork and knife set, 11 modern butter spreaders, 1 flat handle butter spreader, 1 large jelly server, 3 small cold meat serving forks, 2 pickle/olive forks, 1 lemon fork, 1 gravy ladle, 1 cream ladle, 2 sugar shell spoons, 1 pierced bon bon spoon, and 1 additional hollow knife handle. All pieces stamped with maker's mark and Sterling. 3 dinner forks remain in plastic sleeves. Not monogrammed. Housed in a fitted wooden box with three drawers and a blank placard affixed to lid. Case: 14 3/4" H x 18 1/2" W x 12 3/8" D. 243.895 total weighable troy ounces (including plastic sleeves).
The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
Condition
All items in overall good condition with scattered use wear and some surface oxidation. 3 knives loose in the handle. Case with surface wear and loss of handles.