American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

comprising twelve dinner knives, eleven luncheon knives, five butter spread knives, twelve dinner forks, seventeen luncheon forks, eleven pastry forks, four salad forks, twelve seafood forks with gilt-washed ends, twelve tablespoons, six teaspoons, twelve shell teaspoons with gilt-washed bowls, one melon spoon, three serving spoons, one serving spoon with gilt-washed shell-form bowl, one stake, a carving fork, two carving knives, three fish or cake servers / knives (one with gilt-washed blade), a tomato or vegetable server with gilt-washed tongs, a punch ladle with gilt-washed bowl, three perforated or scalloped ladles / spoons of various forms, a salad serving spoon and fork with gilt-washed ends, and a serving spoon with gilt-washed shell-formed bowl, all engraved with monogram, "KLD", marked; sold together with a large silver-plated serving spoon and melon spoon, the melon spoon engraved, "1885/ B.M.C/ 1985" and marked "Sheffield England." (136 items total).

Length 15 1/4 inches (longest carving knife), Total weight: 146.415 oz. t. (weighable sterling silver only).