A Two Hundred and Ninety Eight-Piece Gorham Mfg. Co. Versailles Pattern Silver Partial Flatware Service for Twelve, Providence, Rhode Island, designed 1888 Marks: (lion-anchor-G), STERLING, COPYRIGHTED 9-3/4 x 1 x 0-1/2 inches (24.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm) (longest, dinner knife) 9230 grams (296.7559 troy ounces) (weighable) The service comprising: 12 dinner knives, 9-3/4", with monogram; 12 dinner knives, 9-1/2", with monogram; 12 steak knives; 6 luncheon knives, with monogram; 1 fish knife, 8-1/4", with monogram; 11 fish knives, 7-7/8", seven with monogram; 6 fruit knives, with monogram; 12 flat butter spreaders, with monogram; 3 hollow handle butter spreaders; 12 dinner forks, with monogram; 12 luncheon forks, with monogram; 12 partial gilt salad forks, with monogram; 12 fish/salad forks, eleven with monogram; 13 partial gilt pastry forks, ten with monogram; 12 oyster forks, with monogram; 11 ice cream forks, nine with monogram; 6 strawberry forks, with monogram; 12 iced teaspoons; 12 place spoons; 12 gumbo spoons, with monogram; 16 teaspoons, with monogram; 2 commemorative teaspoons, one with monogram; 6 partial gilt shell-form ice cream spoons; 6 partial gilt ice cream spoons, with monogram; 13 fruit spoons, twelve with monogram; 12 bouillon spoons; 14 five o'clock spoons, eleven with monogram; 7 partial gilt egg spoons, with monogram; 4 short-handled chocolate spoons, with monogram; 12 demitasse spoons, six with monogram; 1 jelly server, with monogram; 1 cheese spoon; 1 olive fork, with monogram; 1 cheese scoop; 1 butter pick. 298 Total HID03101062020 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Group presents well overall. Six 9-1/2 dinner knives with blunt blades and six with french blades. One teaspoon engraved on both sides of well. Some rubbing to gilt elements. Fine surface wear and abrasions throughout commensurate with age, use, and polishing.
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